Air traffic briefly interrupted at Netherlands airport after drone sightings
These unexplained flights have multiplied throughout Europe in recent weeks, especially in Germany, Belgium and Denmark.
Dutch airport
Air traffic was disrupted for several hours Saturday night at Eindhoven International Airport in the Netherlands due to sightings of unidentified drones. The information was confirmed by the Dutch minister of defense.
These unexplained flights have multiplied across Europe in recent weeks, especially in Germany, Belgium and Denmark.
In Eindhoven, the Netherlands' second-largest airport, "civil and military" traffic was suspended at around 9 p.m. local time due to the sighting of "several drones," Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on X.
">Het vliegverkeer op luchthaven Eindhoven is zojuist hervat.
— Ruben Brekelmans (@DefensieMin) November 22, 2025
Defensie heeft maatregelen getroffen, maar kan vanwege veiligheidsredenen nu nog niet meer informatie delen over de wijze waarop.
Verstoring van vliegverkeer met drones is onaanvaardbaar. Dus treden we hiertegen op.
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The Dutch Defense Ministry "took measures" to resume, "but for security reasons cannot give more information at the moment on how it proceeded," he said.
Authorities also announced that they tried to shoot down drones flying over Volkel Airbase, in the southeast of the country on Friday night.
The drones left and "have not been found," they added.
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