Airport, Lithuania, Transport

After checking the airport's terminal, the authorities called off the Plan Shield at 1:30 p.m. (local time) and listed the threat as a hoax, said Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the operator of the airports of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga.

The hoax interrupted two scheduled flights – to and from Edinburgh and Luton, London. A Ryanair flight from Edinburgh landed at 11:25 a.m. as planned and was parked at the biggest possible distance from the airport. Passengers were provided with water.

The airplane was planned to take off at 11:55 a.m., with the flight to proceed shortly.

A Wizzair flight from Luton, which was scheduled to land at 12:30 p.m., was diverted to Vilnius and landed at 12:06 p.m. The flight to London on the flight has been canceled, consequently, passengers had to discuss ticket change or return with the airline.

The anonymous call about an explosive device planted at Kaunas Airport on Tuesday was received at the Emergency Response Center at 10:34 a.m., causing evacuation about 250 passengers and terminal employees. Mine neutralization specialists of the Aras unit arrived at 12:38 p.m. to scrutinize the terminal.

The police of Lithuania's second-largest city Kaunas opened a probe into the hoax, which carries a sentence of up to four years in prison.