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Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Kaunas Airport in Lithuania was evacuated at 16:00 UTC on April 19, 2024, due to a bomb threat, but resumed operations by 17:48 UTC; Vilnius Airport received a similar threat but remained open.
On April 19, 2024, both Vilnius and Kaunas Airports in Lithuania received bomb threats around 16:00 UTC. After assessing the situation and following a call to the airports' general call centre, authorities decided to evacuate Kaunas Airport as a precautionary measure. Marius Zelenius, head of Communications at Lithuanian Airports, told Delfi news that police lifted the alert at 17:48 UTC and passengers were allowed back inside. No flight disruptions occurred at Kaunas. Vilnius Airport was assessed separately and was not evacuated. The swift lifting of the alert indicates that no credible explosive device was found.
Confidence: High
Classified as aggressor event because the article describes bomb threats targeting Lithuanian airports, indicating hostile destabilization tactics. There is no mention of defense preparations or responses beyond routine evacuation and police investigation, so it is not a defense preparation event.
Source URL
https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2255144/kaunas-airport-resumes-operations-after-evacuation-over-bomb-threat
Source reliability
A
Info credibility
2
Event time
Apr 19, 2024, 16:00 UTC
End time
Apr 19, 2024, 17:48 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Kaunas Airport and Vilnius Airport, Lithuania
Country
Lithuania
Tags
bomb threat, Kaunas Airport, Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, airport evacuation, public safety, terrorism threat
Signal
Submitted
Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Kaunas Airport in Lithuania was evacuated at 16:00 UTC on April 19, 2024, due to a bomb threat, but resumed operations by 17:48 UTC; Vilnius Airport received a similar threat but remained open.
On April 19, 2024, both Vilnius and Kaunas Airports in Lithuania received bomb threats around 16:00 UTC. After assessing the situation and following a call to the airports' general call centre, authorities decided to evacuate Kaunas Airport as a precautionary measure. Marius Zelenius, head of Communications at Lithuanian Airports, told Delfi news that police lifted the alert at 17:48 UTC and passengers were allowed back inside. No flight disruptions occurred at Kaunas. Vilnius Airport was assessed separately and was not evacuated. The swift lifting of the alert indicates that no credible explosive device was found.
Confidence: High
Classified as aggressor event because the article describes bomb threats targeting Lithuanian airports, indicating hostile destabilization tactics. There is no mention of defense preparations or responses beyond routine evacuation and police investigation, so it is not a defense preparation event.
Source URL
https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2255144/kaunas-airport-resumes-operations-after-evacuation-over-bomb-threat
Source reliability
A
Info credibility
2
Event time
Apr 19, 2024, 16:00 UTC
End time
Apr 19, 2024, 17:48 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Kaunas Airport and Vilnius Airport, Lithuania
Country
Lithuania
Tags
bomb threat, Kaunas Airport, Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, airport evacuation, public safety, terrorism threat