Belgium’s Charleroi Airport to temporarily halt operations Wednesday morning

No flights will be able to land or take off at Belgium’s Charleroi Airport for more than 4 hours Wednesday morning due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers, a spokesman for the airport said. Charleroi Airport serves as Brussels’ secondary airport and is an important hub for Ryanair and other low-cost airlines. It has also taken on extra flights in the wake of the attacks at Brussels Airport, which have constrained operations there. The spokesman declined to give a reason for why there wouldn’t be sufficient air-traffic controllers to allow normal operations Wednesday morning, pointing to Belgocontrol, Belgium’s air-navigation service provider. Belgocontrol couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday evening. <br/>