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News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/factbox-smuggling-balloons-disrupted-air-125354738.html
Published on: Monday 08 December 2025
VILNIUS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Smuggling balloons drifting over the Belarusian border have forced repeated shutdowns at the airport in Lithuania's capital Vilnius, in what authorities call a "hybrid ...
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News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/vilnius-airport-closed-due-weather-balloons-belarus-lithuania-crisis-management-2026-02-17/
Published on: Tuesday 17 February 2026
HELSINKI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Lithuania's Vilnius airport has resumed operations after a short closure due to weather balloons from Belarus entering its airspace on Tuesday night, airport operator said ...