Drone-Flying Hungarian Arrested, Causing Split Airport Closure
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A 36-year-old Hungarian man has been detained in Croatia on suspicion of flying a drone in the restricted airspace around Split's St. Jerome Airport, causing disruption to air traffic, the Split-Dalmatia County Police said on Sunday. The drone was spotted near the runway on the evening of July 31, temporarily suspending takeoffs and landings. Due to the disruption, planes bound for Split were circling in the air, four flights were diverted to ot…
Those ten minutes weren't too long for drone use, but the damage caused was more significant.
Flights had to be canceled, several planes took off with significant delays. The post Hungarian man was flying a drone next to the runway, Split airport was closed first appeared on 24.hu.
The 36-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of paralyzing the airport's operations with his drone.
Split airport was closed due to a Hungarian man - Croatian authorities took immediate action.
The director does not believe that anyone intentionally endangered passengers, but warns that ignorance does not diminish responsibility or the damage caused.
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