Lithuania suspended air traffic at Vilnius Airport due to balloons possibly flying in its airspace, and flights have been diverted to neighbouring countries, the airport’s operator said late on Saturday.

European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen and Munich.

“The decision was made due to a possible series of balloons heading toward Vilnius Airport,” the operator said in a statement on its Facebook page. “As a result of this incident, flights have been affected.”

Flights diverted to Latvia, Poland

At 2340 GMT, the airport said that the closure was expected to last until 4:30 a.m. on Sunday (0130 GMT), two hours later than the previous estimate.

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