At Eindhoven Airport, the processes for restarting air traffic were restarted after noon and air traffic resumed around 15.30:XNUMX p.m.
After the budget consultation, Prime Minister Dick Schoof emphasized on Wednesday that the government is working 'with all its might' to find a solution to the major disruption currently affecting the Netherlands. Despite intensive efforts, the cause of the disruption still remains unclear, the Prime Minister reiterated during his explanation to the press.
The comment by Justice Minister David van Weel, who said earlier in the day that the Dutch should get used to such disruptions, was somewhat nuanced by Schoof. “The minister is right that we sometimes have to realize that things do not always proceed 100 percent. But all energy must be focused on solving it as quickly as possible. This must be done as quickly as possible, that is what we are working on,” said the Prime Minister.
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Schoof also pointed out the vulnerabilities that this malfunction exposes. “This highlights how important it is to keep our systems secure,” he said. When asked whether the outage was due to a cyber attack, the Prime Minister could not give a clear answer. He also could not say when all systems would be fully operational again.
Minister Van Weel had noted earlier in the day that the disruptions 'cause inconvenience' and emphasized that disruptions such as these can also occur in Defense without there necessarily being an attack. His comment that people should get used to such situations has led to outrage among several politicians, including Hanneke van der Werf (D66). She expressed her displeasure about Van Weel's reaction, which she labeled as 'strange and uncollegial'. “Dutch people can trust that the police can continue to do their work. I expect more ambition than this from a new Minister of Justice and Security,” said Van der Werf.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Not only Eindhoven Airport, but also other vital services in the Netherlands were affected by a major computer failure on Wednesday. The affected authorities include the Royal Military Police, the Coast Guard and DigiD, the government's digital identification system. The exact cause of the outage remains unclear, and it has not yet been confirmed whether the problems with these different services are due to the same cause.
The outage has also led to serious disruptions to air traffic, especially at Eindhoven Airport, where no planes could take off or land on Wednesday. The disruption was due to problems in the airport's control tower. The Royal Military Police, which also had to deal with the consequences of the disruption, reported around noon that they could be reached by telephone again and could issue emergency passports. However, only the drop-off points at Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport are currently operational, while the other locations remain out of use.
Eindhoven Airport announced around two o'clock in the afternoon that the situation remained unchanged and that no air traffic would be possible until at least 17.00 p.m. Passengers were advised to monitor Eindhoven Airport's website for up-to-date flight information or contact their airline.
The national outage, the exact nature of which is still unclear, has caused considerable consternation. The government agencies involved did everything they could to get the situation under control, but for the time being the disruption remains significant. The situation puts a sore finger on the weak spots within the Dutch infrastructure, and the aftermath of this disruption will probably remain a subject of debate for a long time.
