Red Sea Airlines) charter flight 4S321 from Hurghada, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, operated by a Boeing 737-800 (reg. SU-RSB, pictured above), diverted to Helsinki-Vantaa, Finland, after a drone alert prompted the closure of Pulkovo Airport.
According to the Finnish Border Guard, the passenger aircraft landed overnight in Helsinki, refuelled and subsequently continued to Russia.
Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko said two drones had been shot down near St Petersburg overnight. The supplied report did not identify the airline or aircraft involved.
Finland also restricted maritime and air traffic in part of the eastern Gulf of Finland on two consecutive mornings, citing a risk from drones.80