Data from Flightradar24 showed 65 flights were diverted to 34 airports across Europe, Asia, and Africa. 22 of those were so-called flights to nowhere, where passengers ended up back at the airport from which they departed. At 10 hours and 38 minutes, Emirates Flight 76 from Paris appeared to be the longest one.
Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 reported that some flights started making their way toward Tehran with the expiry of a NOTAM closing Iranian airspace. Iran initially announced closing its airspace to most flights until 07:30 p.m. ET (0030GMT), in a notice posted by the US Federal Aviation Administration, but later extended it until 10:30 p.m. ET. The temporary airspace closure forced several airlines to divert or cancel flights initially meant to pass through Iranian airspace.
"The drones have disappeared and the airport is open again," Deputy Police Inspector Jakob Hansen told reporters. "We didn't take the drones down," he added. The airport was closed for several hours before reopening early Tuesday, causing numerous delays and travel disruptions to 20,000 passengers, airport officials said. Hansen said police were cooperating with the Danish military and intelligence service to find out where the drones had come from.
Authorities in Denmark have closed Copenhagen airport after unidentified drones were sighted nearby, causing about 15 flights to be diverted, police and airport officials told the AFP news agency. The airspace over Copenhagen airport has been closed since 8:30pm (18:30 GMT) due to two to three unidentified drones. No aircraft can take off or land, airport spokeswoman Lise Agerley Kurstein said. list of 4 itemsend of list She said about 15 flights had been diverted to other airports.
Copenhagen Airport halted operations after multiple drones were spotted in the area, Danish police said on Monday. "(The airport) is currently closed for take-off and landing, as 2-3 large drones have been seen flying in the area," police said on the platform X. "The time horizon is currently unknown." Danish police were investigating the origin of the dronesImage: Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix/picture alliance
A huge dust storm in Phoenix forced more than 40 flights to land elsewhere on Monday evening, delaying passengers by up to five hours. Also known as a haboob, the enormous wall of dust darkened the sky and left thousands of people without power. The ensuing storm brought heavy rain and wind, and a temporary ground stop was put in place at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
