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. |
How Impax Environmental Markets invests for profit and to improve the planet: INVESTING SHOWWorld's biggest bridges revealed after collapse of colossal Baltimore landmarkWas the Budget too little, too lateBridges across the US that suffered same fate as Francis Scott Key in BaltimoreMercedes upgrades its electric EQS to give the EV a huge 511 mileShed of the Year 2024: We speak to one entrant who created his dream British boozer 'The Dirty Dog'Will the highYou're sure of a warm welcome along the aweWhy Jimmy Mitchell's happy snap of his family boarding a plane saw him booted from a Jetstar flightTravel fanatic who has used TSA PreCheck for 'her whole life' SLAMS popular service