{"id":2897,"date":"2025-09-23T04:35:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/drone-sightings-disrupt-flights-at-copenhagen-oslo-airports\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T04:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T04:35:36","slug":"drone-sightings-disrupt-flights-at-copenhagen-oslo-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/drone-sightings-disrupt-flights-at-copenhagen-oslo-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone sightings disrupt flights at Copenhagen, Oslo airports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The drone sightings near Danish and Norwegian airports come amid heightened concerns over Russian violating EU airspace.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Copenhagen airport has reopened after briefly closing due to sightings of \u201cunidentified drones\u201d, even as another drone sighting has prompted Norway\u2019s Oslo airport to shut its airspace.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, Copenhagen airport said it closed its airspace \u201cdue to two to three unidentified drones\u201d.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/20\/zelenskyy-plans-to-meet-trump-on-sidelines-of-un-as-russia-steps-up-attacks\">Zelenskyy plans to meet Trump on sidelines of UN as Russia steps up attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/21\/germany-scrambles-jets-after-russia-military-aircraft-flies-over-baltic-sea\">Germany scrambles jets after Russia military aircraft flies over Baltic Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/22\/russia-accuses-estonia-of-airspace-incursion-falsity-to-stoke-tensions\">Russia accuses Estonia of airspace incursion falsity to stoke tensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/22\/moldova-detains-74-people-over-alleged-russia-backed-plot-before-elections\">Moldova detains 74 people over alleged Russia-backed plot before elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Airport spokeswoman Lise Agerley Kurstein said about 15 flights had been diverted to other airports.<\/p>\n<p>Oslo Airport also shut its airspace from midnight local time (2200 GMT) due to a drone observation, a spokesperson for the Norwegian airport operator Avinor said in a statement, adding that all flights were diverted to the nearest airport.<\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen police, meanwhile, said that \u201cthree or four big drones\u201d had been observed flying over the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are still flying back and forth, coming and going,\u201d duty officer Anette Ostenfeldt told the AFP at 10:45pm (20:45 GMT), adding that police were at the airport investigating.<\/p>\n<p>She could not say if the drones were military or civilian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they are bigger than what you as a private individual can buy,\u201d Ostenfeldt said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3972956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3972956\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-22T194848Z_149545956_RC27XGAZS7D2_RTRMADP_3_DENMARK-AIRPORT-DRONES-1758580065.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C524&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Copenhagen airport\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3972956\">Police officers investigate at the Copenhagen airport after all traffic was closed due to drone reports in Copenhagen, September 22, 2025 [Ritzau Scanpix\/Steven Knap via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The incidents come as several European countries have reported violations of their airspace by Russia in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Estonia said on Friday that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets had entered Estonian airspace without permission.<\/p>\n<p>During a Russian air strike on Ukraine the week before, Poland said about 19 drones flew into its airspace. The Polish Air Force and NATO allies shot down some of the unmanned vehicles, marking the first time Russian drones were downed over NATO territory since Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Romania also registered a Russian drone in its airspace.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened on Monday to address the issue of airspace violations.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s ambassador to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, denied the allegations that Moscow\u2019s fighter jets had violated the airspace of neighbouring Estonia, saying that last Friday\u2019s flight of three of its MiG-31 aircraft was done \u201cstrictly in accordance with international airspace regulations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Ministry of Defence echoed his remarks, saying that \u201cobjective monitoring\u201d confirmed that the MiGs did not breach Estonian borders.<\/p>\n<p>NATO allies at the UNSC meeting, however, condemned Russia for allegedly violating the alliance\u2019s airspace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour reckless actions risk direct armed confrontation between NATO and Russia. Our alliance is defensive, but be under no illusion we stand ready to defend NATO\u2019s skies and NATO\u2019s territory,\u201d the United Kingdom foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, said.<\/p>\n<p>NATO\u2019s North Atlantic Council will meet to discuss the issue on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drone sightings near Danish and Norwegian airports come amid heightened concerns over Russian violating EU airspace. Copenhagen airport has reopened after briefly closing due to sightings of \u201cunidentified drones\u201d, even as another drone sighting has prompted Norway\u2019s Oslo airport to shut its airspace. 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