A Ryanair flight was forced to abort a landing after experiencing a GPS signal interference issue near the Russian border.
The flight, which left from London Luton Airport was bound for Lithuanian capital Vilnius and had begun its descent hen it diverted to Warsaw, Poland 400 miles away.
Lithuania’s air navigation confirmed that the pilot had made a rapid decision to land elsewhere after experiencing a ‘GPS signal interference’, the Sun reported.
The Boeing 737 Max was approaching an altitude of 850 feet and was minutes from touching down at the Lithuanian airport, when it ascended again and flew to the Polish capital instead.
An investigation has been launched into the incident which did not affect any other aircraft landing at Vilnius on Friday, the country’s defence minister Dovile Sakaliene said.
It comes after Russia was blamed for jamming GPS navigation devices in Finland last year.
A Ryanair filght was forced to make a sudden diversion after experiencing a ‘GPS signal interference'(file photo)
The flight was minutes from touching down at Vilnius airport (pictured) in Lithuania before it ascended and diverted to Warsaw
Flag carrier Finnair suspended several of its flights to Estonia following GPS disturbances at several airports in.
Over 800 instances of GPS interference were reported by Pilots flying into Vilnius Airports in final three months of last year.
MailOnline has contacted Ryanair for comment.
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