A Ryanair flight from the UK was forced to abort landing due to a mysterious GPS interference issue near Nato’s border with Russia (Picture: Getty/Shutterstock)
A Ryanair flight has been forced to abandon its landing after a mysterious GPS ‘jamming’ signal caused interferance as it approached Russia’s border.
The flight – which was due to land in Lithuania’s Vilnius airport after departing from Luton airport on Thursday – was forced to divert at the last minute after already beginning its descent.
It was forced to instead divert its course and make an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, located over 400km away.
A spokesperson for Lithuania’s air navigation confirmed the plane experienced a ‘GPS signal interference’ and the quick decision was made by the pilot.
They said on Friday: ‘All other planes were landing at the airport as usual.’
The shocking move comes after Estonia and Finland, who also share a border with Russia, blamed them for jamming GPS navigation devices in the region’s airspace last year.
Lithuania’s Defence Minister confirmed a investigation was launched into the incident, which occurred close to the Nato border.
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