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| Greece closes airspace until 4:00 p.m. citing 'communication issues' |
| 2026-01-05 |
| [Jpost] Flights across Greece were grounded for several hours on Sunday after a radio-frequency outage crippled air traffic control, stranding thousands of travelers and bringing airport operations to a virtual standstill. There was little clarity on what caused the disruption, which began early Sunday and quickly escalated, affecting the travel plans of thousands on the busy last weekend of the holiday period. Some overflights across Greek and regional airspace were still being serviced, but restrictions were imposed on airport operations, Greece's civil aviation authority said. By Sunday afternoon, limited services had been restored after pilots switched to backup frequencies to maintain contact with ground controllers, authorities said. Greek authorities were still unsure of the cause of the blackout, which disrupted dozens of flights. |
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