GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) -Traffic was halted at the Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport on Sweden’s west coast on Thursday after one or more drones were observed at the airport, authorities said.
Drones have caused major disruption across Europe in recent months, forcing temporary closures of airports in several countries. Some officials have blamed the incidents on hybrid warfare by Russia. Moscow has denied any connection with the incidents.
“A drone or drones have been observed at Landvetter Airport,” a spokesperson at civil aviation agency LFV said.
A police spokesperson said police received the report of the suspected sighting at 1641 GMT and were at the scene gathering information.
The airport is Sweden’s second-biggest after Stockholm’s Arlanda, according to airport operator Swedavia.
“The airspace above Landvetter is currently closed due to indications of a suspected drone,” Swedavia Chief Operating Officer Susanne Norman said. “The airspace will remain closed while the police investigate,” she said.
(Reporting by Johan Ahlander in Gothenburg and Louise Breusch Rasmussen in Copenhagen, editing by Anna Ringstrom)
