HELSINKI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s Vilnius airport has resumed operations after a short closure due to weather balloons from Belarus entering its airspace on Tuesday night, airport operator said. The airport, located some 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Belarus, has been closed more than 10 times since early October 2025 over similar incidents. Traffic […]
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Lithuania’s Vilnius airport resumes operations after suspected balloons force traffic restrictions
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HELSINKI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s Vilnius airport has resumed operations after a short closure due to weather balloons from Belarus entering its airspace on Tuesday night, airport operator said.
The airport, located some 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Belarus, has been closed more than 10 times since early October 2025 over similar incidents.
Traffic at the airport was restricted for 75 minutes after the Baltic country’s crisis management centre around 1830 GMT notified the airport of weather balloons posing a risk to aviation.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas and Janis Laizans, writing by Essi Lehto, editing by Chizu Nomiyama)