A temporary closure of Charleroi (Brussels South) Airport this afternoon followed a runway incident with a light aircraft, a Sonaca S201 registered OO-NCE. The airport authorities closed the airport for about one hour. In total, five aircraft were diverted to nearby airports.
“Around 14:30 local time, the incident happened on the runway. For safety reasons, the airport was shut down in order to safely evacuate the single pilot,” a spokesperson said, adding that the aircraft didn’t crash but suffered a technical issue. Luckily, nobody got injured, the spokesperson added.
Five flights diverted to nearby airports, according to Flightradar24-data:
Ryanair flights FR9327 (Helsinki) and FR4683 (Bolgona) –> Brussels Airport
Ryanair flight FR3659 from Milan Bergamo –> Liège Airport
Malta Air, operating for Ryanair, flight FR9052 from Alicante and Ryanair flight FR1929 from Malaga, Spain, headed to Lille Airport, France
Around 15:45, air traffic resumed. Delays of more than one hour, however, are to be expected for the remainder of the day.
Related articles
