Flights at Copenhagen Airport resumed early Tuesday after a shutdown lasting almost four hours due to multiple drone sightings.
Danish police said they could not confirm the number or type of drones involved, nor their origin or current location. “We wish we knew where they were at this time, but we are operating based on the situation as it stands,” Deputy Police Inspector Jakob Hansen told reporters.
Airspace over the airport was closed around 20:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Monday, grounding take-offs and landings and diverting at least 35 flights, according to tracking site Flightradar24. Operations restarted at 00:30 local time (23:30 BST), though officials warned passengers to expect ongoing disruption.
Asked if the drones were Russian, police said they could neither confirm nor deny. Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on social media that Russia had violated NATO airspace over Copenhagen on 22 September, but offered no evidence. EU and NATO leaders have not issued any attribution.
In a related incident, Norwegian police confirmed a drone sighting near Oslo Airport late Monday, which also led to a temporary airspace closure. Danish authorities said they are working with their Norwegian counterparts to determine whether the two cases are connected.
Police announced another press briefing would take place at 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
