Alborg Airport in Denmark closes after droon messages in airspace

Alborg Airport in Denmark in the north side is closed after unauthorized drones have been observed in his airspace, according to local authorities.

Three other smaller airports in the southern region of the country – Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Skrydsstrup – also reported drone activity but not closed.

The incident came after Copenhagen’s airport in the country was forced to close this week due to drones, which the Prime Minister described as “the most severe attack on the Danish infrastructure so far.”

Police said devices could be seen from the ground, adding that they could not rule out the activity is a joke. They investigated who controlled them and their motive.

On Monday, Castrup’s airport in Copenhagen was forced to close for several hours after the observation of a number of drones.

“This says something about the time we live in, and what we, as a society, must be ready to deal with,” Prime Minister Met Fredericksen told reporters.

Russian participation could not be ruled out, she added – although Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the allegations “unfounded”.

At least three flights have been diverted from Airport in Olborg, with employees claiming that the Danish armed forces are affected as the airport is also used as a military base.

Police in North Jutland have released a statement stating that it is closely monitoring the Olborg situation, but cannot develop how many drones are involved.

“We still cannot comment on the purpose of the drones to fly in the area, nor can we say anything about who is the actor behind him,” said Chief Inspector Yeser Byodgaard Madson.

“If we get the opportunity, we will remove the drones,” he added.

Police said they did not believe that there was a danger to passengers at the airport or residents, but asked the public to keep their distance from the area.

Turning to the drone reports in Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Skrydstrup, police said they “take the situation seriously” but cannot comment on a motive.

They added that none of the airports were closed and there was no danger to society.

Of the three fields affected in Alborg, two were sent back to Copenhagen and another back to the town of Carup.

The agency, which runs the European air traffic control, said the arrival and departure of the airport will be stopped by 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Thursday.

Europe is alert after several NATO member states reported Russian invasions in their air spaces.

Last week, Estonia and Poland requested a consultation with other NATO members after Russia was accused of breaching their airspace in individual incidents.

Romania, another NATO member, also said that Russian drones had broken their airspace.

Russia denied violating Estonia’s airspace while insisting that the Polish invasion was not intentional. He did not comment on the incident in Romania.

After meeting on Tuesday, NATO issued a statement condemning Russia’s actions and warned that he would use “all the necessary military and non -military instruments” to defend himself.

“Russia is fully responsible for those actions, which are escalated, risky mistakes and the life of threatening. They must stop,” the statement said.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rute said, “We are a defense union, yes, but we are not naive, so we see what is happening.”

After his speech to the UN, Donald Trump suggested that NATO nations should take down Russian planes, breaking their airspace.