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Vilnius Airport Temporarily Closed Due to Weather Conditions

Learn about the temporary closure of Vilnius Airport due to weather probes and its consequences.

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The Lithuanian National Crisis Management Center has announced the temporary closure of Vilnius Airport due to adverse weather conditions. According to Delfi,
The state enterprise "Air Navigation" reported that all flights at Vilnius Airport were halted at 21:32 on Saturday night.
Aviation services resumed at 2 AM on Sunday, October 26.
This marks the second consecutive evening that airports in Lithuania have faced closures. On Friday evening, flights at both Vilnius and Kaunas airports were suspended due to weather probes heading towards the cities of Druskininkai and Šalčininkai.
According to the National Crisis Management Center, several dozen weather probes were recorded on Friday. The head of the center, Vidmantas Vitkauskas, stated that airports incurred losses of at least 17,000 euros. On Tuesday evening, Vilnius Airport was again closed due to weather probes from Belarus, and checkpoints were not operational until Wednesday morning.