Flights resume at Brussels Charleroi Airport after bomb threat on board Ryanair plane

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13 May 2025 • 8:40 PM MYT
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Operations at Brussels South Charleroi Airport have resumed following a bomb threat on a Ryanair flight earlier on Tuesday, Belgian media reported.

All flights into and out of the airport were suspended for several hours after reports were received shortly before 11 am of a bomb on board a Ryanair flight from Faro in Portugal.

That prompted airport authorities to divert the aircraft to a separate area of the airport and set up a 500-metre security perimeter.

The terminal was not evacuated as it lies outside the security zone.

Police carried out security screenings and determined that air traffic could resume.

"Since 13:45, the runway has reopened and operations have resumed," the airport said in a post on Facebook.

However, delays were expected throughout the afternoon, it said.