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On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM Amarnath S Murthy via Mifnet < [email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.reuters.com/world/lithuanias-capital-airport-suspends-traffic-over-smugglers-balloons-2025-10-21/ > > Lithuania's capital airport suspends traffic over smugglers' balloons > By Reuters > October 21, 20255:00 PM EDTUpdated 3 hours ago > VILNIUS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Lithuania suspended air traffic at Vilnius > Airport late on Tuesday due to a presence of dozens of smugglers' balloons > in its airspace, the country's National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) > said in a statement. > European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by > drone sightings and air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen, > Munich and the Baltic region. > > The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to > start your day. Sign up here. > <https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/?location=article-paragraph&redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Flithuanias-capital-airport-suspends-traffic-over-smugglers-balloons-2025-10-21%2F> > "Operations have been disrupted due to weather balloons used to smuggle > cigarettes from Belarus," the NCMC said in its statement, adding that > passengers were asked to follow official airport information. > > Eight incoming flights have so far been redirected, including to > Lithuania's Kaunas airport and to Warsaw, the Vilnius aiport's operator > said. > The Vilnius airport also shut on October 5 > <https://www.reuters.com/world/vilnius-airport-suspends-traffic-over-hot-air-balloons-lrt-bns-report-2025-10-04/> > due > to a similar incident of helium balloons carrying contraband cigarettes > from neighbouring Belarus. > > Reporting by Andrius Sytas, editing by Terje Solsvik > > ✈️ Sent from a mobile device, please excuse typos ✈️ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Revised: 20250507 > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > exactly cost-free. If you'd care to make a small contribution to the > effort, please know that it would be greatly appreciated: > https://wardell.us/url/mifbit > > All posts sent to the list should abide by these policies: > > 1) List members acknowledge that participation in Mifnet is a > privilege--not a right. > 2) Posts are always off the record, absent specific permission from the > author. > 3) The tone of discussions is collegial. > 4) Posts are expected to be in reasonably good taste. > 5) We discuss ideas and not personalities, and we don't speak ill of other > Mifnet members. > > * The Mifnet WEB SITE is: > https://www.mifnet.com/ > > * To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at any time please visit: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > OR: SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: > [email protected]?subject=leave > > * Send Mifnet mailing list POSTS/SUBMISSIONS to: > [email protected] > > * You may reach the person managing The Mifnet at: > [email protected] > > * Please consider the DIGEST version of The Mifnet, which consolidates all > list traffic into 1-3 > messages daily. See instructions at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > > * Manage your personal Mifnet SUBSCRIPTION at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > > * For a list of all available Mifnet commands, SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: > [email protected]?subject=help > > * View The Mifnet LIST POLICIES and PRIVACY POLICY at: > https://mifnet.com/index.php/policies > > * View instructions for Mifnet DELIVERY PROBLEMS at: > https://mifnet.com/index.php/delivery-problems > > * View The Mifnet LIST ARCHIVE at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ >
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