Belgian airspace was closed – Reuters reported. As added reason is simply a method responsibility with the air traffic controller Skeyes. As a result, no aircraft can presently land or compete at major airports in the country, including Brussels, Antwerp, Ostend, Charleroi and Liège.
‘Because technical problem in air traffic control, flights in Belgium are not presently possible. We have no thought how long this is going to take" – it was transmitted on social media.
Skeyes spokesperson Kurt Verwilligen told the local VRT broadcaster that since 3:00 p.m. local time Air traffic control system utilized to manage Belgian airspace ‘not working properly’.
Belgium. Grounded all the planes. Reason for the method malfunction
He added that all aircraft operating in Skyes-controlled airspace at that time — up to about 7,500 metres — were diverted to neighbouring countries.
As a result, no aircraft can presently land or take off at major airports in the country, including the airport at Brussels, Antwerp, Ostend, Charleroi and Liège.
As a consequence of the redirection, 1 Belgian aircraft has already landed at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The exact origin of the problem is not yet known. The situation has nothing to do with the plane crash that occurred in the United States.
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