Event cdc93c3a-bb9a-4097-827c-d883f793190b

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Aviation Country: Latvia

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/14.01.2025-plan...

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Event Time

11mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Planes redirected from Riga Monday due to drone presence

Description

On January 13, 2025, three planes scheduled to land at Riga Airport were diverted to other airports after a drone was detected near the landing trajectory. Airport operations were closed for approximately 32 minutes as a safety measure.

Evidence

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On Monday, January 13, evening, three planes that were scheduled to land at Riga Airport were diverted to other airports due to a drone detected in the landing trajectory of the planes...

It was confirmed that a drone had been detected in the vicinity of Rīga Airport on Monday, January 13, while planes were in the landing path and that the airport had been closed for approximately 32 minutes as part of a security procedure.

Flights of the Hungarian low-cost airline WizzAir from Sofia and Frankfurt, as well as a flight of Finnair from Helsinki, were affected.

Representatives of the State Police said they had received information about an object resembling a drone seen over the airport area. The police, together with their cooperation partners, are verifying the information.

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/14.01.2025-planes-redirected-from-riga-monday-due-to-drone-presence.a583539/