Computer failure grounds all flights at Geneva and Zurich airports

Computer failure grounds all flights at Geneva and Zurich airports
June 15, 2022, 9:49 am

Solothurn town in Switzerland - Pic. Pixabay

Officials said in Switzerland said that the country closed its airspace on Wednesday (June 15) after a computer glitch with the air traffic control system grounded flights.

Skyguide said in a statement: “Swiss airspace is closed to traffic for security reasons after computer failure with Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic control service.”

It did not give any details about the computer crash, but said it “regrets this incident and its consequences for the clients, partners and passengers of Geneva and Zurich airports and is working flat out to find a solution,” the Alarabiya English reported, citing the AFP.

Earlier, Geneva’s airport said in a tweet that it was grounding all of its flights until 11 am (0900 GMT) because of the computer failure.

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The Swiss news agency ATS-Keystone said international flights to Switzerland were being re-routed to Milan.

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe.

It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern.

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