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Suspected drones halt flights at Luxembourg's Findel Airport, then lift

Unidentified drones over Findel Airport triggered a full flight suspension before operations resumed hours later, with the origin still unknown.

newest coverage 2d agosummary written 5d ago30 pieces4.8k likes & upvotes45 comments BlueskyRedditXNewswiresMastodon

What to know

  • Luxembourg's Findel Airport halted all flights for roughly two hours on Sept. 18 after unauthorized drones were detected over and around the airport.
  • At least one inbound flight was diverted to Liege, Belgium, and the drones' origin remains unidentified.
  • The incident follows warnings from Polish, French, Lithuanian, and Finnish officials about possible Russian hybrid-warfare drone attacks, and Germany's Sept. 1 accusation that Russian intelligence targeted Leipzig/Halle Airport with drones in August.

“According to the Luxembourg airport, flight operations were halted as a precautionary safety measure after unauthorized, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were detected around and over the airport.”

Luxembourg Airport, Airport authority · Kyiv Independent · Sep 18

Luxembourg Airport Airport authorityDonald TuskDonald Tusk Polish Prime MinisterGerman government State authority

Suspected drones halt flights at Luxembourg's Findel Airport, then lift
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

Peak 4 pieces in two hours at Sep 19, 2 AM; 30 pieces over 6 days (8 articles · 22 posts) Sep 18, 4 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — X 1, Bluesky 1Sep 18, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Sep 18, 8 PM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Sep 18, 10 PM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Sep 19, 12 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 19, 2 AM — 4 pieces · 2 articles · 2 posts — Newswires 2, Mastodon 1, Bluesky 1Sep 19, 4 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Sep 19, 6 AM — 3 pieces · 3 posts — Mastodon 3Sep 19, 8 AM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Sep 19, 10 AM — 3 pieces · 3 posts — Reddit 2, Mastodon 1Sep 19, 12 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Bluesky 2Sep 19, 2 PM — quietSep 19, 4 PM — quietSep 19, 6 PM — quietSep 19, 8 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 19, 10 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 20, 12 AM — quietSep 20, 2 AM — quietSep 20, 4 AM — quietSep 20, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 20, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Sep 20, 10 AM — quietSep 20, 12 PM — quietSep 20, 2 PM — quietSep 20, 4 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 20, 6 PM — quietSep 20, 8 PM — quietSep 20, 10 PM — quietSep 21, 12 AM — quietSep 21, 2 AM — quietSep 21, 4 AM — quietSep 21, 6 AM — quietSep 21, 8 AM — quietSep 21, 10 AM — quietSep 21, 12 PM — quietSep 21, 2 PM — quietSep 21, 4 PM — quietSep 21, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 21, 8 PM — quietSep 21, 10 PM — quietSep 22, 12 AM — quietSep 22, 2 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Sep 22, 4 AM — quietSep 22, 6 AM — quietSep 22, 8 AM — quietSep 22, 10 AM — quietSep 22, 12 PM — quietSep 22, 2 PM — quietSep 22, 4 PM — quietSep 22, 6 PM — quietSep 22, 8 PM — quietSep 22, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 2 AM — quiet 12
Sep 19Sep 20Sep 21Sep 22yesterdaynow · 4:44 AM ET
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    Flight operations resume at Findel Airport

    Flight service resumed in the early hours of Sept. 19; authorities have not identified the origin of the drones.

    1. 6 outlets Suspected drone activity halts flights at Luxembourg airport

      first by Mastodon, 5d ago · also Anadolu Agency, Euronews, Times of India, Meduza EN, Kyiv Independent

      4 more headlines

    • Luxembourg has deployed additional drone detection systems, including assets provided by foreign partners, after unidentified drones forced Luxembourg Airport to suspend flights on Friday night - Reuters

      @FaytuksNetworkX3d ago122▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 13 posts in this stretch
    • fds3rd.bsky.social

      Flights resume at #Luxembourg Airport after a temporary shutdown due to drone activity #Europe #Travel

      fds3rd.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago3▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

      ⛔️🇱🇺Luxembourg Airport halted operations after unauthorized drones were detected (more) https:// english.nv.ua/nation/luxembour g-airport-suspended-operations-after-unauthorized-drones-were-detected-50642835.html # Ukraine # Press # Kyiv # Berlin # Brussels # France # Germany # UK # US # PACE # CoE # Paris # London # Media # News # Headlines #…

      SocraticEthics@mastodon.onlineMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Social media amplifies airport shutdown

    Posts on X and Bluesky spread word of the full operational shutdown of Findel Airport as flight-tracking services confirmed the suspension.

    “Full operational shutdown of Luxembourg's Findel Airport due to UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) activity.”
    — jordanehoser.bsky.social

    • BREAKING: Luxembourg Airport (ELLX) has suspended all operations, with no arrivals or departures, due to drone activity

      @FaytuksNetworkX5d ago4.6k▲view on X ↗
    1 more of the top 2 · 2 posts in this stretch
    • jordanehoser.bsky.social

      Full operational shutdown of Luxembourg's Findel Airport due to UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) activity.

      jordanehoser.bsky.socialBluesky5d ago2▲view on Bluesky ↗
    all of them →
  3. background

    Inbound London flight diverted to Liege — A flight from London bound for Luxembourg was diverted to Liege, Belgium because of the closure, with the pilot telling passengers drones were still flying over the airport.

  4. background

    Luxembourg airport suspends all flights over drone activity — Findel Airport halted all arrivals and departures as a precautionary safety measure after unauthorized unmanned aircraft were detected around and over the airport; the suspension began at 2049 GMT with an estimated end of 2200 GMT.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 2 outlets Drone sightings briefly shut Luxembourg airport

    first by Deutsche Welle EN, 4d ago · also Straits Times

    1 more headline

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