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Flights Suspended at Vilnius Airport for Second Time Over Suspected Balloons

  • Lithuania's Vilnius airport suspended flights for a second time on Wednesday due to suspected balloons in its airspace, according to the airport operator's statement.
  • Since early October, Vilnius airport has been closed more than 10 times due to similar incidents involving balloons.
  • Lithuania claims the balloons are sent by smugglers transporting cigarettes from Belarus, blaming Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for not stopping these incidents.
  • Lukashenko has accused the West of fighting a hybrid war against Belarus and Russia.
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Lithuanian authorities had to close Vilnius Airport several times on Thursday night due to balloons.

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Lithuanian authorities have previously said that balloons from Belarus are being used to smuggle cigarettes into the EU.

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Lithuania airport shuts for a second time on Wednesday over balloons

VILNIUS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Lithuania's Vilnius airport suspended flights for a second time on Wednesday due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the operator said in a statement, the latest in a

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Once again, the airport in the capital of Lithuania is closing for the same reason

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The Lukashenko regime continues its hybrid attacks.

On Wednesday evening, it was reported that Vilnius Airport was closed due to the detection of smuggled balloons.

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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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