Finnair suspends flights to Estonian city over Russian GPS interference

Finnair said Monday it was suspending flights to the Estonian city of Tartu for one month due to GPS interference that the Estonian foreign minister labeled a Russian "hybrid attack".

All flights to Tartu were suspended between April 29 and May 31 while "an alternative approach solution that doesn't require a GPS signal can be put in place at Tartu Airport," the Finnish carrier said in a statement.

GPS interference can "prevent the aircraft from approaching and landing", Finnair said, adding the interference "is quite common in the area".

Last week two Finnair flights headed for Tartu had to turn back to Helsinki due to GPS interference, it said.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna on Monday told Estonian public broadcaster EER the GPS interference was the result of "completely deliberate actions", calling it a Russian "hybrid attack".

"Russia knows perfectly well that the interference caused by it is very ...