13 May 2025 , 13:00
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A bomb threat on board a Ryanair plane has suspended all flights and closed a runway at Brussels Airport.
The alert was sounded on a Ryanair flight that arrived at Brussels South Charleroi Airport from Porto shortly before 11am today.
A spokesperson for Ryanair told Metro the bomb threat was a hoax.
They added that all passengers have been disembarked from the flight.
No flights are departing or arriving the international airport but the terminal has not been evacuated.
The runway has been temporarily closed at the airport (Picture: Flightradar)
Nathalie Pierard, spokesperson for the airport, told The Brussels Times: ‘The plane has been moved to a separate area of the airport. The runway and the main road behind it are closed, and a security perimeter of 500 metres has been set up.
‘The police are on the scene and the 166 passengers will be evacuated from the plane once approved by the police.
‘It is currently unclear how long the disruption will last.
‘Lunchtime is an off-peak moment for flights, so not too many passengers should be affected’.
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