Skeyes confirmed a drone was visually spotted near Brussels Airport on Thursday evening, triggering a safety procedure that halted runway traffic for about half an hour. The incident caused a limited but concrete disruption at the Belgian hub, with runway operations paused until 30 minutes after the last sighting before the drone disappeared.
The response followed established aviation safety protocol rather than a wider shutdown, and no details were disclosed about the drone type or any flights diverted during the disruption. The event was confirmed publicly on Friday and later reported by Reuters, underlining that the incident was real and recent, while key operational details remained undisclosed.
Belgium’s air navigation operator treats drone incursions close to airport runways as a precautionary risk because even a brief loss of visibility or uncertain airspace status can affect departures and arrivals. In this case, the interruption remained short, but it still affected airport traffic at one of the country’s busiest aviation gateways.