Vilnius airport briefly halted night-time operations after balloons drifted towards its airspace late on Sunday, forcing several flights to divert. The airport announced on its website that it planned to reopen at 01.30 am local time.
The incident adds to a series of recent disruptions across Europe, where airports from Copenhagen to Brussels have faced shutdowns over drone or aerial incursions. This marked the ninth closure for Vilnius since early October.
Lithuanian officials say the balloons are weather-type devices used by smugglers moving contraband cigarettes across the Belarus border. Vilnius accuses President Alexander Lukashenko’s government of enabling the practice and labels it a "hybrid attack". A claim Lukashenko denies.
The country temporarily shut both border crossings with Belarus last month in response, reopening them earlier this week after several days without disruptions.
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