Copenhagen Airport closed for hours after drones sighted in the area
By Michael Rios, Ivana Kottasová, CNN
(CNN) — Copenhagen Airport was closed for several hours Monday night after drones were discovered nearby, an airport spokesperson told CNN.
Copenhagen Police said in a statement on X that “two to three large drones” were seen flying in the area.
The airspace over the airport was closed around 8:30 p.m. local time due to the “unidentified” drones, the airport spokesperson said. No flights were allowed to take off or land.
The drones were still around the airport as of 11:17 p.m. local time, the airport said on X.
The airport reopened around 12:20 a.m. local time (6:20 p.m. ET) but some delays and cancellations were still expected, the spokesperson added.
Earlier, departing flights from the Danish capital were canceled or delayed, and arriving flights were redirected to other airports in Denmark, while some were sent to Gothenburg and Malmö in Sweden, according to the airport.
A spokesperson for the Copenhagen Police told CNN that as of 10:15 p.m. local time (4:15 p.m. ET), no arrests had been made and an investigation was underway.
Separately on Monday, police in the Norwegian capital of Oslo said they arrested two foreign nationals for flying drones over restricted area. There was no indication the incident was connected to the events in Copenhagen. Norwegian media reported the drones were flown over the Akershus Fortress, a medieval castle that is sometimes used for government events.
Europe has been on alert since Russian drones violated both Polish and Romanian airspace earlier this month – prompting NATO allies to pledge to beef up defenses on the bloc’s eastern flank. There is currently no indication that Monday’s drone activities in Denmark and Norway are connected to those incidents involving Russia.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Nina Subkhanberdina and Kim Norgaard contributed to this report.
