A Ryanair flight has been compelled to desert its touchdown after a mysterious GPS ‘jamming’ sign brought about interferance because it approached Russia’s border.
The flight – which was on account of land in Lithuania’s Vilnius airport after departing from Luton airport on Thursday – was compelled to divert on the final minute after already starting its descent.
It was compelled to as an alternative divert its course and make an emergency touchdown in Warsaw, Poland, positioned over 400km away.
A spokesperson for Lithuania’s air navigation confirmed the aircraft skilled a ‘GPS sign interference’ and the fast determination was made by the pilot.
They mentioned on Friday: ‘All different planes have been touchdown on the airport as normal.’
The surprising transfer comes after Estonia and Finland, who additionally share a border with Russia, blamed them for jamming GPS navigation gadgets within the area’s airspace final 12 months.
Lithuania’s Defence Minister confirmed a investigation was launched into the incident, which occurred near the Nato border.
Over 800 situations of GPS interference have been reported in Lithuania over the previous three months, Lithuanian air navigation mentioned.
The quantity is a large leap from 2023, which noticed 124 incidents reported.
This surprising quantity was an enormous leap from the 124 reported over the identical time in 2023.
Comparable numbers have been reported in Estonia and Finland, with some airports within the latter even compelled to reintroduce radio gear to counter the jamming gadgets.
Round 4,000 British flights have been affected by alleged Russian GPS interference jamming for the reason that begin of the invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian authorities has denied any involvement with the interference.
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