Lithuania shuts airports and Belarus border after weather balloon incursion

<p>Vilnius and Kaunas airports closed down after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this month</p><p>Lithuania closed its two biggest airports on Friday and shut crossings on its border with Belarus after helium weather balloons drifted into its territory, the third such occurrence in the Baltic state this month.</p><p>European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and other air incursions, including at airports in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/oct/05/a-collective-anxiety-attack-the-psychology-of-unexplained-drone-sightings-across-europe">Copenhagen, Munich and the Baltic region</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/24/weather-balloon-incursion-forces-lithuanias-biggest-airports-to-close">Continue reading...</a>