GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Traffic was halted at the Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport on Sweden’s west coast on Thursday after one or more drones were observed at the airport, authorities said.
Drones have caused major disruption across Europe in recent months, forcing temporary airport closures in several countries. Some officials have blamed the incidents on hybrid warfare by Russia. Moscow has denied any connection with the incidents.
“A drone or drones have been observed at Landvetter Airport,” a spokesperson at civil aviation agency LFV said.

A police spokesperson said police received a report of suspected drone sightings by several individuals at 1641 GMT and were at the scene gathering information, trying to confirm the report.
“We have launched an investigation into suspected aviation sabotage,” the police spokesperson said.
The airport is Sweden’s second-biggest after Stockholm’s Arlanda, according to airport operator Swedavia.
“The airspace above Landvetter is currently closed due to indications of a suspected drone,” Swedavia Chief Operating Officer Susanne Norman said. “The airspace will remain closed while the police investigate.”
On Tuesday, drone sightings forced closures of airports and a military air base in Belgium in what the country’s defense minister called a coordinated attack.
On Thursday, police in Sweden’s neighbor Norway said they had closed
a probe
into suspected sightings that caused a shutdown of Oslo’s airport in September, citing insufficient evidence that drones had been present.
In neighboring Denmark, several airports, including Copenhagen, also closed temporarily in September due to reported drone sightings.