{"id":1427,"date":"2025-11-07T10:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:20:48","slug":"belgiums-liege-airport-temporarily-halts-flights-after-new-drone-sighting-aviation-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1427","title":{"rendered":"Belgium\u2019s Liege airport temporarily halts flights after new drone sighting | Aviation News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Second such disruption to Liege airport in a week following mysterious drone sightings on Tuesday evening.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 7 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">7 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Belgium\u2019s Liege airport has temporarily halted flights for a second time this week after another drone sighting, the country\u2019s air traffic control service reported.<\/p>\n<p>A drone was spotted at about 7:30am (06:30 GMT) on Friday, forcing the airport to close for 30 minutes. Flights have now resumed, said a spokesperson for the Skeyes air traffic control service.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The disruption follows drone sightings over airports in Brussels and Liege on Tuesday evening, resulting in the diversion of some incoming planes and the grounding of others that were due to depart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dozens of passenger and cargo flights were cancelled, and some 500 passengers were forced to spend the night at Brussels airport in the Belgian capital.<\/p>\n<p>The drone sightings in Brussels and Liege follow a similar incident on Saturday, when three unauthorised drones were spotted near a military base, according to Minister of Defence Theo Francken.<\/p>\n<p>Drone sightings have become a constant in Belgium in recent days. The government called an emergency meeting on Thursday to address the issue. Francken has described the drone incursions as a coordinated attack, without specifying who is behind them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hybrid-warfare\">\u2018Hybrid warfare\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Mysterious drones have also caused major disruptions across Europe in recent months amid deepening concerns that Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine may spill over across Europe\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<p>Since September, drones have been spotted near civilian airports and military facilities in countries including Denmark, Germany, and Norway.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark\u2019s intelligence service has linked the drone flights to Russia, and described them as a form of hybrid warfare intended to \u201cput pressure on [Europe] without crossing the line into armed conflict in a traditional sense\u201d, according to Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called the incursions \u201chybrid warfare\u201d. While she did not hold Russia responsible for the incidents, she said it was clear Russia\u2019s aim was to \u201csow division\u201d in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has denied any connection with the incidents, and there has been no evidence to directly link the drones to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Polish and NATO forces shot down drones violating the country\u2019s airspace during a Russian aerial attack on neighbouring Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second such disruption to Liege airport in a week following mysterious drone sightings on Tuesday evening. Published On 7 Nov 20257 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Belgium\u2019s Liege airport has temporarily halted flights for a second time this week after another drone sighting, the country\u2019s air traffic control service [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}