A MAJOR European airport has suspended all of their flights for an entire month after Putin’s “extremely dangerous” GPS jammers continue to plague planes near the Russian borders.
Mad Vlad has been slammed by Baltic ministers for his actions as many fear they could soon lead to a catastrophic air disaster at the hands of the tyrant and his powerful e-weapons.
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Estonia’s second largest airport in Tartu has dramatically been forced to cancel all their incoming flights with immediate effect until May 31.
It comes as two Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tartu in Estonia were forced to return to Finland after reportedly struggling to land at their destination.
Aircraft tracking systems showed one of the twin-engine jets repeatedly circling over the airport on Thursday and Friday, seemingly unable to attempt a landing.
The jets are believed to have been the latest victims of Putin’s electronic attacks that have already affected tens of thousands commercial flights.
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One of the reasons for the sudden closure is because of the safety measures in place at Tartu Airport.
Unlike many other European landing zones, Tartu needs a navigation signal system in place in order to be given permission to land.
Finnair has now made the decision to suspend all of their daily flights to Tartu until May 31 after the latest attacks.
They announced in a statement: “Finnair will suspend its daily flights to Tartu, Estonia, from April 29 to May 31, so that an alternative approach solution that doesn’t require a GPS signal can be put in place at Tartu Airport.
“The aim is to build approach methods at Tartu Airport that enable a safe and smooth operation of flights without a GPS signal.”
The airport sits just 35miles from the Russian border.
In a follow-up statement to The Sun a spokesperson for Finnair revealed they have experienced an increase in GPS interference since 2022.
Finnair pilots have reportedly experienced issues near Kaliningrad, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
All spots with ties to Russia and near to suspected military bases such as Kaliningrad and Pskov.
Jari Paajanen, Finnair’s Director of Operations added: “We apologise for the inconvenience the suspension causes to our customers.
“Flight safety is always our top priority, and as the approach to Tartu currently requires a GPS signal, we cannot fly there in the event of GPS interference.
“The GPS interference in Tartu forces us to suspend flights until alternative solutions have been established.”
The Sun reported last Sunday that almost 4,000 flights have been hit by signal jamming in recent months, with many now saying the Kremlin could be behind the disruption.
Bogus data forced commercial planes to swerve and dive to avoid phantom obstacles that were not really there.
Such actions are a hybrid attack and are a threat to our people and security, and we will not tolerate them
Margus Tsahkna
Aviation sources have branded the tactic “extremely dangerous” and a major threat to air safety.
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna labelled the latest chaos “part of Russia‘s hostile activities”.
He added: “Such actions are a hybrid attack and are a threat to our people and security, and we will not tolerate them.”
One suspected source of the plane jamming is Putin’s top secret war weapon known as a Tobol.
The Russian technology has been commonly used to interfere with the GPS guidance of airliners and ships on Nato’s eastern flank, according to military experts.
It is kept in Russia’s territory in Kaliningrad, between Lithuania and Poland.
Images online show a large satellite dish mounted on the ground at the Kaliningrad base that many believe is the Tobol in action.
Reports suggest there are only 10 of the devices across Russia.
Experts say they could be used as invisible shields over military bases to protect them from Nato’s arsenal of satellite-guided missiles.
They are designed to scramble satellite signals resulting in any weapon, jet or other device completely missing their target.
The secret weapon transmits signals on the same frequency as the satellite, which prevents connected devices from receiving the legitimate signal, reports the Washington Post.
A cycle of disruption linked to the electronic warfare system was detected in the first few months of 2024, stretching through the Baltic states and Poland, Estonia’s military chief said.
General Martin Harem, commander of the Estonian Defence Forces told the Telegraph back in February: “What we have seen is a malfunctioning of GPS for ships and air traffic.
“And we really do not know if they [Russia] want to achieve something or just practise and test their equipment.
“But definitely, nobody should behave like this, especially when you’re at war with a neighbouring country.”
