Poland probes air traffic outage for sabotage as flights resume at Warsaw airport
'Officers of the Internal Security Agency are collecting information on this matter, analysing it, and verifying it for potential sabotage,' he added.
Warsaw's main airport had earlier reported disruptions to aircraft takeoffs, according to state news agency PAP, but later said planes were departing.
'Takeoff and landing operations at Chopin Airport have been fully restored and are now proceeding without disruptions,' Chopin Airport in Warsaw wrote on X. — AFP
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