Flights at Brussels Airport were temporarily suspended after an object believed to be a drone was discovered near the airport. This was reported by Belgian air traffic operator Skeyes.
According to the report, after the discovery of an object similar to a drone, flights at Brussels airport were suspended for about half an hour.
Two flights were diverted to Liege airport. Flights resumed after it was determined that the airspace was safe.
Drone activity in Belgium
After Poland, Romania, Estonia and Denmark, the topic of drones came into the spotlight in Belgium, where the EU institutions and NATO headquarters are located.
On October 3, drone movement was detected over the Elsenborn military training center, after which the Ministry of Defense initiated investigation.
On October 25, at least four drones were reported to have been spotted over the King Albert military base at Marche-en-Famenne in Wallonia.
On the night of November 1, three drones were spotted over Kleine-Brögel airbase, used for both national and NATO operations. On the evening of November 2, four more drones were observed over the same base. This week, drones were also spotted twice at Liege airport, causing flights to be suspended for security reasons
At Brussels airport on November 4 and 6, drones were also spotted at night, which led to disruptions to flight schedules.
On November 10, drone movements were detected over the Doul nuclear power plant and over Liege airport.
On November 6, the Belgian National Safety Council adopted the decision that suspicious drones, if necessary, can be neutralized by police or military personnel. The Council also said that the National Airspace Security Center (NASC) will become operational on January 1, 2026 to combat this threat.