Major Disruption Grounds Eindhoven Airport Operations

Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands halted all air traffic due to a significant disruption. Concurrently, the Dutch Defence Ministry faced IT issues affecting service provision, while Dutch emergency services reported a national outage. Authorities are investigating potential connections but have ruled out a cyber attack for now.

All air traffic was halted at the Netherlands' Eindhoven Airport on Wednesday after an unspecified "significant disruption," the Dutch Royal Airforce reported.

The nature of the disruption at the country's second largest airport remains unclear. Simultaneously, the Dutch Defence Ministry encountered IT problems impacting service provision.

The national emergency services also faced an outage but assured that emergency numbers were operational. Authorities are exploring possible links between the incidents, but sources at the National Cybersecurity Centre have ruled out a cyber attack.

(With inputs from agencies.)