Overview
- Russia’s aviation regulator announced fresh, short‑term limits on arrivals and departures at multiple regional airports, with new notices for Saratov, Samara and Yaroslavl following earlier pauses in Volgograd, Tambov, Penza, Kazan, Ufa and Nizhnekamsk.
- Restrictions at Nizhny Novgorod were lifted on November 4 after a brief halt, and authorities said one aircraft diverted to a reserve airfield during the disruption.
- Belgium closed Brussels Airport and reported a temporary national airspace shutdown after drones were detected near Brussels and Liège, sending flights to Maastricht in the Netherlands and Cologne in Germany.
- Brussels Airport resumed operations around 21:30 local time, Liège was also affected, and some diverted flights were expected to return once clearance was restored as investigations continued.
- Local reports said drones were also seen over the Kleine‑Brogel military base, prompting federal police checks and a crisis response, and the interior minister pressed for a coordinated approach including mandatory drone registration.