Planes Diverted, Drones Spotted over Canaries
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The presence of drones in the surroundings of Fuerteventura Airport has forced on the morning of this Sunday to divert three flights that were planned to land on the island and...
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Flight diverted to Lanzarote due to drone at Fuerteventura Airport
Three flights were diverted over the weekend as a rogue drone forced the temporary closure of Fuerteventura Airport, causing a cascade of flight diversions across the Canary Islands, with one Ryanair service making an unscheduled landing here in Lanzarote.


The presence of a drone in the surroundings of Fuerteventura Airport has forced in the morning of this Sunday, 28 September, to divert three flights that had planned to land on the island and that had origin in Seville, Santiago de Compostela and Gran Canaria.
In the midst of an escalating wave of air violations in Europe, three passenger aircraft full of tourists were forced today (on Sunday) to transfer from Fuerteventura airport in the Spanish Canary Islands, following the observation of at least one drone in the Playa Blanca area south of Matural airport, temporarily suspending take-off and landing. The affected aircraft were from Seville, Santiago de Compostela and Gran Canaria, and Ryan Air &apo…
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