Vilnius airport reopens after balloon
Photo: Litauens statliga gränsvakt via AP/TT

Vilnius airport reopens after balloon alarm

Balloons flying over the airport in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius again stopped all air traffic on Saturday afternoon.

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Flights bound for Vilnius were diverted, including to Helsinki, according to the airport's website . Shortly after 8 p.m., Swedish time, traffic was back on track.

This fall, the airport has been closed more than ten times after reports of balloons being sent across the border by cigarette smugglers. Lithuania claims that the balloons from Belarus are deliberately sent to disrupt Lithuanian airspace and thus constitute an attack on civil aviation.

On Friday, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene declared a state of emergency in the country to overcome the balloon problem.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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