Air traffic at Brussels Airport was temporarily suspended late Wednesday night after drones were spotted in the vicinity of the airport. The disruption lasted for about half an hour, after which operations gradually resumed.
According to Belgian air navigation service provider skeyes, flight operations were halted as a precautionary measure. The Federal Ombudsman for Brussels Airport confirmed the incident on X (formerly Twitter), stating that the airspace was reopened around 23:20 local time.
Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows that several inbound flights were diverted during the closure. A LOT Polish Airlines Embraer 190 (registered SP-LMA) arriving from Warsaw and a TUI fly Belgium Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registered OO-TMZ) from Gran Canaria were rerouted to Liège Airport, while a DHL Air Austria Boeing 757 (registered OE-LNR) from Toulouse diverted to Cologne.
After the airspace reopened, the diverted passenger flights departed Liège for Brussels, arriving later in the night — LOT Polish Airlines around 01:30 and TUI fly Belgium around 00:30. No departing flights were scheduled at Brussels Airport after 22:00, minimizing the operational impact.
This post was published on 13 November 2025 08:38
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