“ For the third night in a row and the fourth time this week, Vilnius International Airport has suspended operations. Source: Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT Details: Vilnius Airport is closed from 21:42 to 01:40, Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) reports. Verbatim LTOU: “Today at 9:42 p.m., aircraft traffic at Vilnius airport was temporarily stopped. According to preliminary information, the decision to restrict the airspace was made due to the flight of a balloon(s) in the direction of Vilnius airport. The airspace restriction was introduced until 01:40.” Details: Part of the flights have been redirected to Kaunas, Riga. According to the arrival schedule, at least 15 flights were affected due to the closure of Vilnius airport. The State Border Service (VSAT) reports that border crossings with Belarus are being closed in response to the launch of balloons. “From approximately 10:10 p.m., due to balloons flying from Belarus to Lithuania, the passage of vehicles and people through the Medinink and Shalcink border checkpoints was temporarily suspended,” VSAT reports. Due to repeated incidents, Prime Minister Inga Ruginene is calling a meeting of the National Security Commission on Monday. According to her, during the meeting, it is planned to look for long-term measures to solve the crisis. She did not rule out that a decision will be made on Monday to close the Medinink and Shalchink border crossings with Belarus for a long period. For its part, the Presidential Administration states that to stabilize the situation, the issue of limiting transit to Kaliningrad and closing the border with Belarus for a long time may be considered.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Vilnius airport, illustrative photo by Getty Images Source: Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT
Details: Vilnius Airport is closed from 21:42 to 01:40, Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) reports.
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Literally LTOU: “Today at 21:42, the movement of aircraft at Vilnius airport was temporarily stopped. According to preliminary information, the decision to restrict the airspace was made due to the flights of the balloon(s) in the direction of the Vilnius airport. The airspace restriction was introduced until 01:40.”
Details: Some flights are diverted to Kaunas, Riga.
According to the arrival schedule, at least 15 flights were affected due to the closure of Vilnius airport.
The State Border Service (VSAT) reports that border crossings with Belarus are being closed in response to the launch of balloons.
“From approximately 10:10 p.m., due to balloons flying from Belarus to Lithuania, the passage of vehicles and people through the Medinink and Shalcink border checkpoints was temporarily suspended,” VSAT reports.
Due to repeated incidents, Prime Minister Inga Ruginene is calling a meeting of the National Security Commission on Monday. According to her, during the meeting, it is planned to look for long-term measures to solve the crisis. She did not rule out that a decision will be made on Monday to close the Medinink and Shalchink border crossings with Belarus for a long period.
For its part, the Presidential Administration states that to stabilize the situation, the issue of limiting transit to Kaliningrad and closing the border with Belarus for a long time may be considered.