Air traffic at Liège Airport was suspended for about 30 minutes on Saturday evening following the sighting of an unidentified drone, Belgian air traffic control agency skeyes confirmed.
Takeoffs and landings were halted around 19:00 after the drone was spotted in the vicinity of the airport. Operations gradually resumed around 19:30, and the airport is now “fully operational again,” according to skeyes.
This marks the third such disruption in recent days. Air traffic at Liège Airport was temporarily suspended on Thursday and Friday for similar reasons, while flights to and from both Liège and Brussels Airports were halted earlier in the week after drone activity was detected near restricted airspace.
Belgian authorities have also logged multiple drone incursions near military bases in recent weeks. The origin of these flights remains under investigation, but security services are reportedly examining the possibility of Russian involvement.
A recent police report also revealed over 100 illegal drone flights detected in the Brussels area, raising growing concerns about airspace security and surveillance vulnerabilities.