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Suspected Drones Disrupt Flights at Hannover and Sweden’s Gothenburg Landvetter

Recent drone reports have triggered precautionary airport suspensions across Europe, highlighting challenges in identifying operators.

Overview

  • Hannover Airport paused operations for about 45 minutes on November 5 after a pilot on approach reported a drone over a nearby industrial area.
  • Three flights in Hannover, including two passenger services and one cargo aircraft, were diverted and several others were delayed.
  • Airspace over Sweden’s Gothenburg Landvetter was closed on November 6 due to suspected drones, with police on site gathering information.
  • Germany has logged multiple recent disruptions, including a nearly two‑hour shutdown at Berlin Brandenburg on October 31 and about an hour at Bremen on November 2, with Munich also affected in October.
  • Similar drone-related airport suspensions have been reported in recent weeks in Belgium, Norway, Denmark and France, with no public identification of the operators.