Major airport shut down as planes forced to divert amid 'large' drone incident

An international airport has been forced to close after drones were spotted in the vicinity, causing major disruption on Monday evening.

Up to three UAVS were reportedly detected in the airspace over Copenhagen Airport in Denmark as police have swarmed the area. "We have a massive presence out there", Henrik Stormer, the head of the Copenhagen Police, told reporters.

The airport closed to take-offs and arrivals at around 8.30pm local time, according to Naviair - the company repsonsible for traffic control at the airport. A post by FlightRadar on X said as of 22:05 local time (20:05 UTC), more than 35 flights bound for Copenhagen Airport had been diverted to other airports due to the drone situation.

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Most of the diverted flights head to Malmö, Billund, Aarhus and Gothenburg.

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