Due to a capacity problem at air traffic control at Schiphol, no air traffic is possible at Eindhoven Airport. According to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, these are problems with military air traffic control, which means that air traffic may not be possible until 12.30:12. According to a Defense spokesperson, someone is ill. The airport reports on Twitter that the problem will be resolved around 30:XNUMX PM.

After the airport had to contend for months with all flight movements coming to a standstill due to the corona crisis, these problems are very unexpected, especially after a number of traffic controllers are still sitting in the waiting room in Lelystad. It is not the first time that air traffic is up Eindhoven Airport is temporarily stopped due to staff shortages at military air traffic control.

defense is looking for a solution

It concerns about fifteen departing flights that are delayed as a result and may depart later today. Landing aircraft have been diverted to Weeze Airport in Germany and Maastricht, among others. It is not known how many passengers this concerns. Defense is still examining how the capacity problem at military air traffic control can be solved in the near future, should this person have to stay at home longer.

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