Overview
- Brussels Airport suspended arrivals and departures after at least one drone was spotted, a shutdown the airport confirmed in a statement.
- RTBF reported that Belgian airspace was temporarily closed following sightings near Brussels and Liège, and Liège Airport activated a crisis team.
- Flights were diverted to Maastricht in the Netherlands and Cologne in Germany, with some services returning to Brussels once operations resumed.
- Air traffic at Brussels restarted around 21:30 local time, and outlets reported that certain aircraft that had not yet landed abroad would head back to Zaventem.
- Local media also reported drone activity near the Kleine-Brogel military base, police conducted checks around the area, and Belgium’s National Security Council was set to convene as the interior minister urged mandatory drone registration.