A temporary closure of Charleroi (Brussels South) Airport this afternoon followed a runway incident with a light aircraft, a Sonaca S201 registered OO-NCE. The airport authorities closed the airport for about one hour. In total, five aircraft were diverted to nearby airports.
“Around 14:30 local time, the incident happened on the runway. For safety reasons, the airport was shut down in order to safely evacuate the single pilot,” a spokesperson said, adding that the aircraft didn’t crash but suffered a technical issue. Luckily, nobody got injured, the spokesperson added.
Five flights diverted to nearby airports, according to Flightradar24-data:
Around 15:45, air traffic resumed. Delays of more than one hour, however, are to be expected for the remainder of the day.
This post was published on 8 April 2025 16:56
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