The police are sure that it is one drone, but say that it could be several. – The situation has normalized. We are in an investigative phase. The police have a preparedness to catch new observations, while at the same time we are working to map the observations that have been made, said the police’s task leader at Flesland, Ørjan Djuvik, when he informed the press at 10 o’clock. There are no suspects in the case. The last safe observation of the drone was made by a police patrol at ten past seven. The observations are made at different heights. – But I am sure that there is at least one drone. I have a picture and film. An observation has been made in the fjord outside Flesland, says Djuvik. The police are unsure whether it could be a weather phenomenon that is the cause of other observations. It was 04.45 last night that the police received a report of a possible observation of a drone in the area around Haakonsvern military station. Flesland and the Norwegian Defense Forces were notified of the observations. – They also made observations that supported these observations, the police wrote in a press release. Also confirmed observation in Førde On 06.10 the police received a report of a possible observation of a drone at Førde airport Bringeland. Airport manager Kjell Otto Gjesdal confirms to news that it was a drone that was observed at the airport in Førde, not a weather phenomenon. The drone was observed both by pilots and the control tower at the airport. At Førde airport Bringeland it has been confirmed that a drone was observed today. Photo: Roy Raasholm Fauske / news Flesland was closed Flesland is opening again. Operational manager Øystein Skaar at the airport confirms this to news. – The traffic will start again as soon as it is possible, says Skaar. He asks travelers to be aware of delays, but does not have an overview of how long it may take. – How much delay there will be depends on how the airline solves this. But when you have a stop, it usually has consequences throughout the day, says Skaar. Many departures from Flesland have been postponed and canceled on Wednesday morning. Photo: Oddgeir Øystese / news – We have temporarily closed the airspace, until after an overall assessment we consider that it is safe to start air traffic again, said Øystein Skaar, operational manager at Flesland, at 06.45. Flesland closed just after 06.30. Avinor himself decided that. Just before nine o’clock, the police advised Avinor that the airport could reopen. – There are clear indications that there have been drones, yes, Skaar told news at the time. Observations by drones last night closed Bergen airport Flesland for a good two and a half hours on Wednesday morning. Photo: Marit Hommedal / NTB Prohibition zone five kilometers around airports It is not allowed to fly closer than five kilometers from airports with drones/RPAS or model aircraft. Flying within this radius must be agreed with the local traffic service. This screenshot shows the five-kilometer zone where it is forbidden to fly a drone around Flesland. The control zone around Flesland is also marked with a dashed blue line. Illustration: Screen dump / Avinor Johnny Søreide was actually supposed to fly to Stavanger at 7 o’clock to take part in meetings, but sat at 07.50 on one of the planes that is delayed at Flesland. He says they have not received information about when the airport can reopen. – It takes about fifteen minutes between each time I hear something. We just have to wait, says Søreide. The atmosphere on board was calm. – They have turned off the light, I have had coffee and everything is fine, says Søreide. Johnny Søreide’s fellow passengers mostly sit and surf on their mobiles and read e-mail. Photo: Private
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Flesland reopens after drone observation – news Vestland
