Flights suspended at Copenhagen airport after drone sightings

Flights have been suspended at Copenhagen airport in Denmark after reports of drones in the air.

Denmark‘s biggest airport was forced to close on Monday evening following the sightings.

Police said two or three large drones had been seen flying in the area.

The airport halted operations at 8.26pm local time (7.26pm UK time) according to flight tracking service FlightRadar.

Around 35 flights were diverted to alternate airports, FlightRadar said.

An airport spokesperson said police were working to identify the drones but declined to provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation.

A statement on X read: “The airport is currently closed for take-off and landing, as 2-3 large drones have been seen flying in the area.

“The time horizon is currently unknown.”

It is not yet clear how long the airport will remain closed for. There are also no details on where the drones may have come from.

Images show police patrolling the airport.

It follows disruption at Heathrow Airport last week following a cyber attack that also hit other major airports in Europe.

The cyber attacked targeted a service provider for check-in and boarding systems.

The “technical issue” that hit Collins Aerospace resulted in 14 flights being cancelled at Brussels Airport on Saturday and several more at Heathrow, Berlin, Dublin and others.

Passengers complained they were unable to check in online, instead queuing for hours for staff to deal with them manually at desks and departure gates, where they were told their flights would not be taking off.

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