Flights suspended at Luxembourg Airport due to drone activity
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Who published it, and when
How it spread - 22 original reports, 1 reprint
Sat, 19 September 2026
18 reports- ANSA (Italy)01:19first to report
Nella notte tra venerdì e sabato. Non è stata specificata la provenienza dei droni
- La Repubblica (Italy)01:45
Poco dopo le operazioni sono riprese
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:03
NADLEŽNE službe ponovno su uspostavile promet u zračnoj luci Luxembourg nakon što je prethodne večeri obustavljen zbog otkrivanja "neovlaštenih sustava bespilotnih letjelica”, odnosno dronova, u blizini i iznad zračne luke.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)05:36
Port lotniczy w Luksemburgu, stolicy Wielkiego Księstwa, wstrzymał czasowo w nocy z piątku na sobotę wszystkie starty i lądowania. Powodem było wykrycie dronów wykonujących nieuprawnione loty w bezpośrednim sąsiedztwie lotniska.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)06:02
All arrivals, departures halted, Flightradar24 says, citing airport notice that estimates suspension until 2200GMT
- Times of India08:42
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)09:34
Luxembourg Airport resumed flights on Saturday after temporarily suspending arrivals and departures the previous evening following the detection of “unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems” near and over the airport grounds.
- France Info (France)13:00
Dans un contexte de vives inquiétudes en Europe concernant des attaques hybrides en provenance de Russie, le Premier ministre luxembourgeois a précisé qu'il était trop tôt pour se prononcer sur leur provenance.
- DW Top Stories13:55
Flights were diverted and hundreds of passengers affected after unauthorized drones appeared near Luxembourg's only international airport.
- chronicle.lu14:00
On Saturday 19 September 2026, Luxembourg's Interministerial Drone Assessment Unit provided an update following... }}
- chronicle.lu14:00
On Saturday 19 September 2026, Luxembourg's Interministerial Drone Assessment Unit provided an update following... }}
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)14:24
Luxembourg’s sole international airport temporarily suspended flight operations on Sept. 18 after unauthorized drones were detected operating near and over the airfield. Flight restrictions were imposed to protect passengers, flight crews, and aircraft, with normal operations resuming on Saturday alongside lingering schedule disruptions.
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:05
ZBOG neidentificiranih dronova zatvoren je aerodrom u Luksemburgu i preusmjereno 19 letova, a vlasti hitno istražuju ovaj nesvakidašnji incident.
- tportal (Croatia)16:08
Luksemburška vlada rekla je u subotu da je u tijeku istraga nakon što je zračna luka u Luxembourgu privremeno obustavila svoje operacije prethodnu večer zbog opažanja dronova na nebu.
1 reprint
- N1 Info (Croatia)19 Sept, 16:18their copy
- 24sata (Croatia)16:14
Zbog uočenih dronova, zračna luka u Luksemburgu privremeno je obustavila operacije, a letovi su preusmjereni u druge zračne luke dok vlasti provode istragu o situaciji.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)16:24
Premijer je kazao da se radi o većim dronovima
- RMF24 (Poland)16:50
„Stanęliśmy w obliczu czegoś nowego dla Luksemburga”. Alarm nad lotniskiem
- Polsat News (Poland)19:59
W Luksemburgu wszczęto śledztwo w związku z wykryciem dronów w przestrzeni powietrznej międzynarodowego lotniska w stolicy. Z tego powodu w piątek wieczorem zamknięto obiekt. To kolejny incydent z dronami w kraju członkowskim NATO.
Sun, 20 September 2026
2 reports- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)05:13
Rząd Luksemburga wszczął śledztwo po tym, jak w piątek wieczorem nad międzynarodowym lotniskiem w stolicy wykryto nieautoryzowane drony. Incydent zmusił władze do tymczasowego wstrzymania operacji lotniczych i przekierowania 19 rejsów na inne lotniska – podaje Reuters.
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)18:59
Luxembourg will strengthen airspace monitoring and deploy additional detection capabilities after drones were spotted near the airport on September 18.
Tue, 22 September 2026
1 report- Der Spiegel (Germany)07:58
Für rund eine Stunde stand der Betrieb am Luxemburger Flughafen still. Der Grund: Es wurden mögliche Drohnen gesichtet. Es ist der zweite derartige Vorfall innerhalb weniger Tage.
Wed, 23 September 2026
1 report- DW Top Stories19:43
Airspace over the German capital was closed for about 45 minutes after a drone was spotted on the runway. Flights have resumed but are experiencing delays.