It comes just two days after Copenhagen airport was shut over drones, in what was described as a ‘serious attack on critical infrastructure’
Denmark’s Aalborg airport has closed due to drones in its airspace, two days after the country’s main Copenhagen airport was shut over drone sightings that rattled European aviation.
Eurocontrol, which oversees European air traffic control, said arrivals and departures at Aalborg airport would be at a “zero rate” until 0400 GMT on Thursday due to drone activity in the vicinity.
Police for the Northern Danish city said drones had been observed near the airport and they were investigating further on site.
They said it was unclear if they were the same drones spotted in Copenhagen earlier this week, and they did not know who was controlling them.
A spokesperson for Aalborg airport said four flights were affected, he said, including two SAS planes, one Norwegian and one KLM flight.
On Tuesday, Denmark’s prime minister said the country was subjected to the “most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date” after drones halted flights at Copenhagen airport for four hours.
Mette Frederiksen said she could not rule out Russia, however Moscow has denied any involvement and accused Denmark of making “unfounded accusations”.
Authorities in Norway also shut the airspace at Oslo airport for three hours on Monday evening after a drone was seen.
Norwegian and Danish authorities are in close contact over the Copenhagen and Oslo incidents but their investigation has not yet established a connection, Norway’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
With agencies
