Skilled pilot suspected in drone incidents that led to Copenhagen and Oslo Airport closures

The airports of Copenhagen and Oslo reopened contiguous aft being closed yesterday, Monday, owed to the beingness of unidentified drones, constabulary and airports said.

In Copenhagen, “the drones person disappeared and the airdrome is unfastened again,” constabulary authoritative Jakob Hansen said.

Danish constabulary besides said contiguous that the drones, which caused the country’s main airdrome to adjacent yesterday, appeared to person been operated by “a competent pilot”, adding that nary suspects had been identified.

“We concluded that it was idiosyncratic we would telephone a competent operator,” constabulary main Jens Jespersen told reporters contiguous astir the drones seen successful Copenhagen.

“It is idiosyncratic who has the skills, the volition and the tools to show successful this way,” Jespersen said, adding that it is inactive excessively aboriginal to archer whether the incidents successful Denmark and Norway are connected.

Copenhagen Airport was closed for 4 hours aft 2 oregon 3 ample drones were spotted flying excessively close, officials said. Meanwhile, Oslo Airport was closed for 3 hours aft 2 drones were observed, according to section police. The Norwegian capital’s airdrome reopened contiguous astatine 03:15 (local time, 04:15 GMT).

Jespersen said the drones successful Denmark came from antithetic directions, flashing their lights earlier disappearing aft hours.

Flights were redirected to different airports and problems with aerial question are expected contiguous until postulation is restored, the 2 airports said.

Danish and Norwegian authorities are moving unneurotic connected these incidents, constabulary authoritative Jakob Hansen stressed, clarifying that the subject and quality services person been mobilized.

The root of the drones, which disappeared without being intercepted, has not been known truthful far, Hansen admitted.”At this stage, we bash not know” whether these craft whitethorn beryllium of Russian origin, helium clarified erstwhile asked astir it.