COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair said Monday it is temporarily suspending flights to Estonia’s second largest city for a month after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu because of GPS disruptions.
The cause of the GPS interference that forced the two flights to return to Helsinki last Thursday and Friday was not immediately known, but Estonian officials blame GPS jamming in the region on Russia.
Plane approaches to Tartu Airport currently rely on GPS signals, said Finnair, which is the only airline to fly into that city. But there there are other navigational tools that can be used, and the airline said it would suspend daily flights there from April 29 to May 31 so that an alternate solution can be installed at the airport.
“Most airports use alternative approach methods, but some airports, such as Tartu, only use methods that require a GPS signal to support them,” said Jari Paajanen, Finnair’s director of operations.
'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
China floods: Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years
VOX POPULI: Seven years on, the Moritomo Gakuen scandal still unexplained
Brick Lane: Chinese political slogans appear on famous London street
College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
China is drilling some of the deepest holes in hunt for natural resources
Pressure grows on Angela Rayner to quit as Labour deputy leader over housing row police probe
Hong Kong's exhibition centre axed booking for concert without reason, says pro
Yvette Fielding says her Most Haunted co
Hong Kong down to earth designer Niko Leung crafts ceramics from construction waste
Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
VOX POPULI: China remains same heartless nation as seen in grim 1984 film