{"id":21494,"date":"2022-06-15T19:01:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21494"},"modified":"2022-06-15T19:01:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:31:42","slug":"switzerland-re-opened-its-airspace-wednesday-morning-after-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/15\/switzerland-re-opened-its-airspace-wednesday-morning-after-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss re-opens airspace after computer problems at Geneva and Zurich airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zurich airport had told take-offs and landings had been stopped and Geneva said air traffic will not restart before11 am local time (9 am GMT, 1.30 pm IST).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Switzerland re-opened its airspace Wednesday morning after issues with the air traffic control system – specifically a computer failure – halted take-offs and landings at Geneva and Zurich, and forced aviation authorities to shut airspace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Swiss airspace is now open again and air traffic over Switzerland <\/a>and operations at the national airports of Geneva and Zurich are resuming,” Skyguide, that country’s national air navigation service provider, told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zurich Airport tweeted <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zurich airport tweeted: “Flight operations at Zurich Airport<\/a> are operating again. Flight operations are scheduled at 50% capacity until 09.30 am (local time), and at 75% capability from 09.30 am (local time). We recommend passengers to pay attention to the flight information of the airline.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update 2: Flight operations at Zurich Airport are running again. Flight operations are scheduled at 50% capacity until 09:30, and at 75% capacity from 09:30. We recommend passengers to pay attention to the flight information of the airline.<\/p>— Zurich Airport (@zrh_airport) June 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>