Authorities stated there was no hazard to the general public.

The aim of the flyovers was to sow worry and division, Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard stated on Thursday, including that the nation will search extra methods to neutralise drones together with proposing laws to permit infrastructure homeowners to shoot them down.

Flights have been halted for a number of hours at Aalborg Airport, which additionally serves as a army base. Drone sightings started shortly earlier than 10pm Wednesday and ended simply earlier than 1am on Thursday (6am to 9am Thursday AEST).

The airports in Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Skrydstrup additionally have been impacted. Skrydstrup is an air base that’s residence to a few of the Danish army’s fighter jets.

The drones seemed to be flying across the airports with their lights turned on however authorities determined in opposition to trying to shoot down the drones, police stated. Extra particulars weren’t instantly out there.

The Copenhagen drones grounded flights within the Danish capital for hours on Monday night time, prompting considerations that Russia might be behind the flyover above Scandinavia’s largest airport.

Whereas it wasn’t instantly clear who was behind the flyover, Denmark’s prime minister and NATO’s secretary-general stated that Russian involvement could not be dominated out.

Denmark, already on edge due to its proximity to Russia, will be a part of a bunch of neighbouring nations on Friday to debate the European Union’s plans for a “drone wall”.

Russia’s Embassy in Denmark on Thursday rejected claims of Russia’s involvement within the drone incidents.

“It’s evident that the incidents involving reported disruptions at Danish airports are a staged provocation,” it stated in a press release.

“Undoubtedly, they are going to be used as a pretext for additional escalating rigidity within the pursuits of forces in search of by all means to lengthen the Ukrainian battle and prolong it to different nations.

“The Russian facet firmly rejects the absurd speculations of involvement within the incidents.”

It was not instantly clear whether or not the Copenhagen flyover was associated to the incidents later within the week.