Latest drone sightings force flight cancellations at Belgium's main airport

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Latest drone sightings force flight cancellations at Belgium's main airport  The airport operator said that about 400-500 travellers spent the night there after 41 flights were cancelled and 24 diverted to other airports.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/05/latest-drone-sightings-force-flight-cancellations-at-belgiums-main-airport  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Brussels Zavon Tham Airport is still feeling the aftershock of Tuesday's drone sightings which

00:09forced the city's main airport to close and left dozens of flights grounded. The country's

00:16defence minister told local media that the incident appeared to be carried out by professionals

00:21intent on destabilising the country. All departing and arriving flights were temporarily suspended,

00:28forcing hundreds of passengers to spend the night at the airport.

00:32It's very difficult for us to manage all of this, but we do our best. All our staff are here.

00:38We also have volunteers who are coming from the bureaus to distribute bottles of water,

00:43little snacks, to do everything we can to calm the situation.

00:49Lige Airport, used principally as a cargo hub, was also closed due to drone sightings on Tuesday.

00:56Both airports have now reopened, but officials have warned that disruptions are expected to continue

01:03and that passengers should be prepared for delays. Both NATO and the European Union have been on

01:09high alert recently following a string of airspace violations thought to be carried out by Russia.

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