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Dutch Defense Ministry IT Outage Disrupts Nationwide Services

Eindhoven Airport grounds flights; emergency systems and coast guard communication affected

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Parked aircraft at Eindhoven Airport, where a major glitch has grounded air traffic

Overview

  • Flights at Eindhoven Airport were grounded, with over 20 cancellations and several diversions.
  • The outage impacted the Dutch coast guard, police, and other government services.
  • Emergency services experienced disruptions, but national emergency numbers remained operational.
  • Authorities found a suspected cause but ruled out malicious activity.
  • Telecom services also faced issues, though connections to the defense ministry outage remain unclear.