Event 920688be-2a00-4ec4-b2cb-bc0371fc40b1

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: EW Country: Lithuania Attack Type: Electronic Warfare

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2462548/passenger-p...

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Event Time

11mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Passenger plane fails to land at Vilnius Airport due to GPS interference

Short Summary: A UK-Lithuania passenger flight diverted due to GPS interference over Vilnius. Other flights not affected. Lithuania investigating.

Description

A Ryanair passenger plane from London failed to land at Vilnius Airport on January 16th, 2025, due to GPS interference. The aircraft was forced to divert to Warsaw after experiencing GPS and navigation issues during landing, triggering collision warnings on approach to Vilnius. Lithuanian officials indicate an increase in GPS interference in recent months and an investigation is underway.

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A Ryanair passenger plane from London was due to land in Vilnius on Thursday evening, but turned around and flew to Warsaw. After a forced stopover in the Polish capital, it returned and landed successfully at Vilnius airport at 23:57.

Lithuania has been experiencing a lot of GPS communication glitches lately, says Tomas Montvilas, head of the Operational Department of the company Oro navigacija.

"According to our data, the aircraft was experiencing GPS interference and during the landing the so-called avionics warning system was triggered that the aircraft might collide with the ground, and they decided to fly to the alternate airport in Warsaw."

He said that GPS interference can occur for various reasons, including purposeful actions of foreign governments.

Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė said further action would depend on the conclusions of an investigation into the incident.

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2462548/passenger-plane-fails-to-land-at-vilnius-airport-due-to-gps-interference