Drone sightings caused suspension of air traffic at Eindhoven airport, impacting both civilian and military operations.
Published On 22 Nov 2025
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Updated: 13 hours ago
Air traffic at the Eindhoven airport in the south of the Netherlands has resumed after a suspension that lasted several hours due to multiple drone sightings, the Dutch defence minister has said.
Traffic resumed around 11pm (22: 00 GMT), Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Saturday, two hours after he had first reported the disruption.
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“Defence has taken measures,” the minister said. “Out of security considerations no further information can be shared.”
Eindhoven serves both as a civilian and as a military airport. All types of air traffic were suspended, Brekelmans said.
Asked if it was clear where the drones had come from, the Ministry of Defence had no additional comment.
The incident comes after drones and other airspace incursions caused considerable disruption across Europe in recent months.
In September, more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, and three Russian military jets violated Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes.
Since then, many drone flights, the origins of which are mostly unknown, have di
