Due to the incursion of Russian bombers into the airspace under the control of Ireland, two passenger planes had to deviate from the course or delay the flight. The Irish Examiner reports that two Tu-95 bombers flew 40 kilometers off the coast of Ireland and flew through civil aviation lines on February 18, forcing flights carrying hundreds of passengers to be diverted or delayed.
The incident is believed to have occurred at the same time as Royal Air Force jets intercepted two Russian military aircraft near the British coast and followed them until they left the UK area of interest.
The Irish daily now reveals that the Tu-95 bombers also entered Irish airspace stealthily - with their transponders turned off, the identification devices that broadcast data about the plane's registration number and course, which air traffic controllers see on the radar screen. Dnevnik also reveals that the Russian incursion disrupted commercial air traffic before the bombers were "escorted" into international airspace.
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