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| Belgium closes airspace after flight data processing system failure | Belgium closes airspace after flight data processing system failure |
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| Air traffic over Belgium has been temporarily suspended after flight data processing system failed, according to the country's air traffic controller Belgocontrol. | Air traffic over Belgium has been temporarily suspended after flight data processing system failed, according to the country's air traffic controller Belgocontrol. |
| The flight data processing system of the Belgian traffic controller has at some point failed to trace the aircraft location over Belgium’s territory, prompting the Belgocontrol to take an “ultimate safety measure,” the local De Morgen daily reported. | |
| The air controller was also unable to determine the destination, altitude and speed of the planes that were in the air, it added. | |
| "The airspace was closed for security reasons, in what we refer to as a 'clear the sky' (procedure)," Belgocontrol's spokesman Alain Kniebs told AFP, calling the incident "very exceptional." | |
| The air traffic controller was unable to say how many flights were affected by the issue. Six Belgian airports have been affected by the shutdown, according to AFP. | |
| The Belgian airspace was closed shortly after 16:00 (local time) (14:00 GMT). The measure is expected to remain in effect at least until 17:00 GMT, according to Reuters. | |
| All flights en route to Belgian airports were rerouted while those scheduled to depart from Belgium were kept on the ground. | |
| Another Belgocontrol spokesperson, Dominique Dehaene, told the media that there was “no threat of any kind.” | |
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