Flights at Luxembourg airport on hold after drone activity forces shutdown

…The airport, Luxembourg's only international airport, said the suspension was imposed as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers, airline crews, airport personnel and aircraft, Reuters reported. " Flight operations at Luxembourg Airport... have resumed following the temporary suspension... due to the detection of unauthorised unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the vicinity of and subsequently over the aerodrome, " the airport said in a statement published on its website. The airport did not provide details about the origin of the drones or identify who was operating them. While flight operations have resumed, some delays and…

…of birds. In a separate incident, Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said. The incident came less than a day after Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that strikes close to alliance territory would push the bloc to step up support for Ukraine. The drone was shot down near the village of Pratkūnai in the Kaišiadorys district, about 100 km west of Vilnius and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center said. Lithuania's military…