A Russian Federation plane entered Estonian airspace on Wednesday (May 5) and on Friday (May 7). On both occasions the plane, an Il-96 airliner, entered Estonian airspace without the permission and stayed in it for about a minute.
During both of the airspace violations the transponder of the aircraft was switched on, but the aircrafts had not submitted a flight plan, also no radio contact was maintained with Estonian air traffic control.
Airspace violations occurred close to the island of Vaindloo, in the Gulf of Finland.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia has summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation on Wednesday and today to protest and present a note on the violation of Estonian airspace.
Today's violation of Estonian airspace by the Russian Federation aircraft was the third in a row this year.
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