Swedish police investigate after another drone spotted at Arlanda Airport

Swedish aviation authorities were alerted to another report of at least one drone hovering over Arlanda Airport for the second night in a row.

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“I can confirm that there have been drones at Arlanda tonight where we at the Civil Aviation Authority have received observations,” Christopher Montecino, an on-duty official, told Swedish news agency TT after the Aftonbladet tabloid was first to report the incident.
More than one person, including a security guard, spotted the drone at around 10.20pm on Monday.
Montecino said some flights had briefly been grounded, but that traffic resumed at around 11pm.

The incident comes less than 24 hours after several drones were spotted from the control tower at Arlanda, forcing several flights to divert to other airports, including Gothenburg, Nyköping and Turku in Finland.
Police suspect it was a deliberate act and are investigating, but no arrests have been made.
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Flying a drone near an airport requires special permission, and airport sabotage can risk a jail sentence of up to four years, if the aim is to endanger the security or function of the airport.
If there is deemed to have been a risk to human life, then it is classified as gross airport sabotage, which can carry a life sentence.

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Andrii

2024/09/10 08:37

“deeply concerned” – the only reflex the evolution gave the Westerns.
When russia starts bombing Stockholm, the only reaction probably would be “preliminary police investigation” and cordoning.
Amazing.

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“I can confirm that there have been drones at Arlanda tonight where we at the Civil Aviation Authority have received observations,” Christopher Montecino, an on-duty official, told Swedish news agency TT after the Aftonbladet tabloid was first to report the incident.
More than one person, including a security guard, spotted the drone at around 10.20pm on Monday.
Montecino said some flights had briefly been grounded, but that traffic resumed at around 11pm.
The incident comes less than 24 hours after several drones were spotted from the control tower at Arlanda, forcing several flights to divert to other airports, including Gothenburg, Nyköping and Turku in Finland.
Police suspect it was a deliberate act and are investigating, but no arrests have been made.
Flying a drone near an airport requires special permission, and airport sabotage can risk a jail sentence of up to four years, if the aim is to endanger the security or function of the airport.
If there is deemed to have been a risk to human life, then it is classified as gross airport sabotage, which can carry a life sentence.