Helsinki Airport Shut for 3 Hours Over Drone Threat – Morning Chaos Across Europe
Helsinki Airport suspended all flights from 04:00 to 07:00 local time on May 15 following a confirmed drone warning over Finnish airspace. Finnair, Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France, KLM, SAS, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines all reported delays and cancellations .
The B2B take:
The airport handles ~17 million passengers annually with roughly 350 daily departures across 100+ international routes. Morning delays are now rippling through afternoon schedules. B2B operators with connecting clients via Helsinki should expect knock-on disruptions through the weekend .
Recovery status: Finnish PM Petteri Orpo confirmed the danger has passed. Enhanced airspace surveillance is now active. No hostile contact was confirmed .
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