Anomalies in BRU-ANR-CRL-KJK-LGG-OST in 2026

[Established02]

Reportedly 'fire'(?) in the cabin. Passengers were evacuated on the taxiway using emergency stairs.

[luchtzak]

It looks like there was a little emergency with HB-JDH A20N, causing all other 07L arrivals to hold before being redirected to RWY01.

Suspected fire: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... abin-fire/

[Duke]

It looks like there was a little emergency with HB-JDH A20N, causing all other 07L arrivals to hold before being redirected to RWY01.

Suspected fire: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... abin-fire/

HB-JDH still seems to be in Brussels... Must have been something quite more serious...
Any info?

[quixoticguide]

It looks like there was a little emergency with HB-JDH A20N, causing all other 07L arrivals to hold before being redirected to RWY01.

Suspected fire: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... abin-fire/

HB-JDH still seems to be in Brussels... Must have been something quite more serious...
Any info?

Unusual Smell Detected => https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... abin-fire/

[Established02]

Unusual detour

[Established02]

Unusual detour. Probably related to some air force exercises.

[Homo Aeroportus]

Could be Wx related ?

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Current ATIS :
EBBR 021820Z 21004KT 9999 FEW050CB 21/11 Q1013 TEMPO VRB20G35KT 4000 TSRAGR


H.A.

[Homo Aeroportus]

Unusual pattern currently, around 18:00z.

ATIS Arrival November 17:50
RWY 07L for Arrivals RWY 25R for Departures.

ATIS Departure India 17:56
RWY 25R for Departures RWY 07L for Arrivals.

H.A.

[Homo Aeroportus]

Screenshot showing BRU arrivals only. Holdings

H.A.

[HQ_BRU_Lover]

My best guess:
Thunderstorm season has started combined with RWY 07L arrivals, we'll see this more often in the next months

[Homo Aeroportus]

Would be interesting to know why the SAME runway was used for take-offs and landings in OPPOSITE directions.
ARR on 07L
DEP from 25R

This resulted in multiple diversions :
SK CPH > AMS
SN ARN > LGG
SN MUC > LGG
SN GOT > OST
SN WAW > OST
SN ZTH > LUX
SN LIN > OST
3O NDR > LGG


H.A.

[sn26567]

Anyone in the Tower for an explanation? This looks indeed like the most inefficient way to handle traffic.

[Homo Aeroportus]

Anyone in the Tower for an explanation? This looks indeed like the most inefficient way to handle traffic.

I am sure that APP, TWR and GND, all did the best they could with what they had at that moment.
My question is why were they down to a single Rwy Ops?
And out of curiosity why ARR and DEP were in opposite directions?

Fact is that they kept it safe and this is the most important.
Nobody should try to beat Napoli +20 years ago where two (02) flights were given clearance for T/O simultaneously, one from 06 and the other from 24. "Ma che c.. fa?"

H.A.

[Passenger]

Access by road to Brussels Airport is blocked at this very moment (10h local). Reason: there is gas leak nearby:
https://x.com/verkeerscentrum/status/20 ... 8568207861

VRT News (in Dutch only): "A201 is closed":
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/05/12 ... dig-afges/