Belgian airspace reopened on Thursday after being closed for over an hour due to a technical issue with the air traffic controllers' Skeyes computer system, according to a statement by Brussels airport on the social media platform X.

The disruption was resolved when Skeyes rebooted its system, as confirmed by a Sketes spokesperson in local media reports.

As a result of the closure, a flight carrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to a meeting with European Commission officials in Brussels had to return to Slovakia, stated a spokesperson for the country's EU representative office.

According to a Skeyes spokesperson interviewed by local news broadcaster VRT, the malfunction of the air traffic control system controlling Belgian airspace was noticed around 3 p.m. (1400 GMT), prompting the rerouting of all aircraft flying within the airspace controlled by Skeyes up to an altitude of approximately 7,500 meters (24,600 feet) to neighboring countries via a backup system.

Belgium's primary airports are located in Brussels (Zaventem) and Charleroi, supplemented by smaller airports in Antwerp, Liege, and Ostend.