St Petersburg-bound flight lands in Helsinki again

A flight bound for St Petersburg landed at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which was serving as an alternate airport, after St Petersburg’s airport temporarily closed, Yle reports.

The airport closure followed a large Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg overnight into Sunday. The Finnish Gulf Coast Guard reported the diversion on X.

The Nesma Airlines flight had departed from Hurghada, Egypt. It refuelled in Finland before continuing its journey. A Red Sea Airlines flight from Egypt made a similar stop on Saturday.