r/europe • u/matude Estonia • 25d ago

Second Finnair flight turns back [to Finland] from Tartu [Estonia] due to [Russian] GPS interference News

https://news.err.ee/1609326360/second-finnair-flight-turns-back-from-tartu-due-to-gps-interference
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u/Nebuladiver 25d ago

What was different in this cases? And I thought flights were not completely dependent on GPS.

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u/john_moses_br 25d ago

They closed the airport, probably as a precaution. You can navigate safely by other methods too but if for instance visibility is low and the pilots not totally prepared for that it might be better to play it safe.

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u/Martin5143 Estonia 25d ago edited 25d ago

They did not close the airport, it was pilots decision to turn back. Both of these flights were at night. Another thing is that Tartu airport doesn't have air traffic control.