Lithuania’s Vilnius Airport announced the closure of its airspace in the early hours of Sunday, with Lithuanian media reporting it was due to balloons possibly flying in the airspace.
“The airspace over Vilnius Airport is closed until 04:30 [0130 GMT],” the airport said on its website, updating an earlier announcement that said the closure would be until 02:30 local time. “Please check for updates on the airport website and through airline announcements.”
Why has the Vilnius airspace been closed?
Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT said the closure was “possibly due to the sighting of hot air balloons.”
The airport also said: “According to our information, the decision was made due to a possible series of balloons heading toward Vilnius Airport. As a result of this incident, flights have been affected.”
Flights were redirected to other airports, including Riga and Kaunas, LRT reported.
The incident is the latest in a string of recent European airport closures over drone sightings, the latest of which being in Munich, Germany.
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