Flights cancelled at major airport as planes diverted to random cities after 'failure'

Eindhoven Airport was thrown into chaos on Monday morning after a 'network outage' saw flight cancelled and planes already in the air diverted to other airports

Abigail Hunt Content Editor

13:13, 22 Jun 2026Updated 14:49, 22 Jun 2026

[Eindhoven Airport erupted into chaos on Monday morning]

Eindhoven Airport erupted into chaos on Monday morning(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Flights at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands were grounded on Monday morning, causing lengthy delays and chaos for some 3,000 passengers.

The fault was detected around 11.30 this morning and incoming flights were prohibited until just before 3pm. The issues were triggered by a network failure in the Air Force control tower. Flights scheduled to land were rerouted via Rotterdam, Zaventem airport in Brussels, Maastricht and Weeze.

Several flights, including those to Rome, Bologna, Sofia, and Prague, were cancelled. The airport said there was "no flight traffic possible" at the gtime. The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force has said it comes after a "network outage". They said in a statement: "Due to a network outage, no air traffic can be handled at Eindhoven Airport.

[Flights at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands have been grounded]

Flights at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands have been grounded(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"It is still unclear when the disruption will be resolved. A solution is being worked on urgently."

Flights to Katowice, Rome FCO, Bologna, Vilnius and Sofia were cancelled. The disruption has now been resolved and flights can resume again. The cause of the disruption is still being investigated.

Meanwhile, 11 travel firms have gone into administration over recent months as the travel sector has been hammered by the continuing Middle East conflict. The shutdowns since the beginning of the year have sparked flight disruption and left workers facing job losses as a consequence.

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In several instances, holidays have been axed completely, leaving punters desperately seeking refunds or compensation. In Oxfordshire, coach and passenger land transport company Oxfordshire Travel Limited, situated near Kidlington, entered liquidation in October 2025.

The firm had operated for a decade before administrators were called in, after it was established the business could no longer continue trading or pay its debts.

Set Sail Cruises Ltd, also located in Oxfordshire, was wound up on March 17, 2026, with all scheduled voyages scrapped as a result. The agency was merely two years old, having been established on February 4, 2024.

In the same county, The Padel Travel Club Limited also closed down with roughly 41k in short-term liabilities - any excursions that were yet to commence were then axed. Read the full story here.

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