Traffic at Brussels Airport temporarily suspended and flights diverted due to drone sighting

Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.

All air traffic into and out of Brussels Zaventem Airport has been temporarily suspended following reports of a drone flying over the airfield, the public service broadcaster VRT reported."For safety reasons, all air traffic has been temporarily halted," Kurt Verwilligen, a spokesperson for skeyes, the public company responsible for Belgium’s civil airspace said on Monday evening.He said the drone sighting happened at around 8 pm local time, prompting flights to be diverted to other airports such as Ostend-Bruges and Charleroi Brussels South.Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.