Copenhagen and Oslo airports forced to close temporarily due to drone sightings22 hours ago Share Save Tabby Wilson Share SaveReutersDenmark and Norway were forced to close their main airports on Monday night due to drone sightings. Operations at Copenhagen airport resumed at 00:30 local time (23:30 GMT) after flights were suspended for almost four hours following a drone sighting. On Monday evening, two to three large drones were reported flying in the area around Copenhagen Airport, according to authorities. A spokesperson for Copenhagen Airport confirmed that the airspace over the airport was closed at around around 20:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Monday due to unidentified drones. Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 reported that at least 35 flights bound for Copenhagen had been diverted as a result of the airport's closure.