Several drones briefly paralyzed nighttime air traffic at one of Scandinavia’s major airports. Four drones of various sizes were spotted from the tower near Stockholm-Arlanda Airport shortly before 01:00. As a result, several flights had to be diverted to Stockholm-Skavsta and Gothenburg-Landvetter, among others.
According to the newspapers “Expressen” and “Aftonbladet”, some machines were even sent to Finland and Copenhagen in Denmark. Because the incident took place at night, only a manageable number of flights had to be diverted. Air traffic in Arlanda was resumed around 03:30.
Airport sabotage is suspected
Police have opened an investigation into sabotage at the airport. There is a suspicion that it was intentional, a police spokesman told radio station SVT, but he could not say what the purpose of the action was. No arrests have been made so far.
Prison sentence possible
Airport sabotage that poses a threat to the operation and safety of the airport can result in up to four years in prison under Swedish law. If human lives are endangered, life imprisonment is even possible.
Source: Krone
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