"I can confirm that drones have been observed at Landvetter. There is currently a halt to air traffic," Björn Stavås at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency told Aftonbladet .
"The airspace over Landvetter is currently closed due to an indication of a suspected drone. Safety always comes first and the airspace is closed while the police investigate," writes Susanne Norman, chief operating officer at state airport operator Swedavia, in a written statement to TT.
Two departures from Landvetter have currently been cancelled, it says on Swedavia's website. Two arrivals have been cancelled. And three arriving flights have been redirected.
The police have also been alerted to the airport outside Gothenburg.
It's an early stage, but we are there with a few units and trying to get a picture of what has happened, police spokesman Johan Håkansson tells GP .
Recently, drone sightings near airports have occurred in cities such as Brussels, Liège, Hanover and Copenhagen.
