US EditionLithuania shuts Vilnius airport again due to weather balloons
- Flights at Vilnius Airport were suspended due to security concerns from suspected smuggler balloons launched from Belarus, prompting a response from Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and the armed forces to take all possible measures to address the issue.
- Nauseda stated that destroying the balloons requires great precision and expressed confidence in the military to find a safe solution.
- Lithuania has accused Belarus of using smuggler balloons to transport illegal goods, particularly cigarettes, endangering aviation safety.
- Vilnius Airport operations were halted multiple times due to these balloon incursions, which Lithuanian authorities describe as hybrid attacks aimed at destabilizing the country.
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Smugglers' balloons flown from Belarus to Lithuania disrupted Vilnius Airport for several hours again late Thursday. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister says the Belarusian regime is using balloon shipments to cause problems for Lithuanian aviation and incite tensions in society.
Lithuania vows 'all possible measures' after new Belarusian balloon incident shuts down Vilnius Airport
'Hybrid attacks are continuing. Once again, operations at Vilnius Airport have stopped, causing major inconvenience for passengers,' says President Gitanas Nauseda - Anadolu Ajansı
Weather balloons have been sailing in from Belarus recently and have led to several air traffic disruptions.
The airport of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, closed temporarily due to the meteorological balloons flying near it, the airport's representatives announced, in a post on Facebook, this being the sixth such incident...
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