In Greece, air traffic has been suspended due to a communication systems failure

Елена Краснова World
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According to information from Euronews, flight operations at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" and other airports in the country have been suspended. The reason for this was issues with radio frequencies, which forced the authorities to issue a directive banning all flights in Greek airspace. Communication systems that facilitate interaction between aircraft and air traffic controllers ceased to function properly.

In the first hours after the incident began, international flights that were already descending landed as scheduled. However, after noon, the state broadcaster ERT reported that all aircraft heading to Greek airports had been instructed to redirect to other countries, with most of them heading to Turkey.

According to data from FlightRadar, Greek airspace was almost empty, while Turkish airports were experiencing heavy traffic.

The situation with departures also remains complicated: starting from 09:30, only two out of about 50 scheduled flights from Athens airport took off in two hours. Passengers are accumulating in the terminals, especially during the Christmas holidays when the flow of people traditionally increases.
Flight operations in Greece suspended due to communication system failure

The failure in communication systems has halted air traffic in Greece.
The Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the existence of problems with landings and takeoffs at all airports in the country. Specialists from the agency, along with technical services, are working to determine the cause of the failure and resolve it. According to sources, the radio frequency bandwidth has sharply decreased, making communication between aircraft and control towers nearly impossible.
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