Luxembourg Airport resumes operations after drone sightings

Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Luxembourg Airport temporarily suspended operations on Friday evening after unidentified and unauthorised drones were visually sighted in the airspace over Findel, the government said. Nineteen flights were diverted before operations resumed at about 1.20am local time on Saturday.

Investigation ongoing

The Luxembourg government said an investigation was continuing and that the available information did not allow definitive conclusions to be drawn.

Prime Minister Luc Frieden said Luxembourg had been confronted with “something new”, referring to the presence of potentially larger drones in the country’s airspace.

“We have observed this over the past few days, which led to the precautionary measure last night,” Frieden told reporters on Saturday.

Authorities assess situation

Luxembourg’s Interministerial Drone Assessment Unit convened to assess the situation, while Frieden met ministers and relevant authorities, the government said.

The competent authorities were continuing to analyse the information collected and carry out necessary checks in close cooperation with international partners, according to the statement.