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The old equipment at Athens International Airport caused another breakdown on Thursday 19 February, for the third time in six months. Air traffic controllers could reduce flights to ensure safety.
Greek Air Traffic Controllers Warn of Repeated Radar Blackouts
Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos. Public Domain The Association of Greek Air Traffic Controllers (EEKE) issued a scathing warning on Thursday, revealing that technical infrastructure at Athens International Airport has reached a breaking point. According to the association, air traffic controllers recently lost contact with a primary radar unit, forcing them to manage one of Europe’s busiest terminal areas with severely compro…
Both arrivals and departures have decreased - What the Greek Air Traffic Controllers report in their announcement
Flights disrupted at Athens Int'l Airport due to technical fault
Flight operations at Athens International Airport were temporarily disrupted Thursday due to a technical fault affecting a key air-surveillance and data transmission system, reported Xinhua. According to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the problem originated from a data transfer system on a nearby hill, which caused a short-term reduction in the airport's aircraft handling capacity. Both arrivals and departures experienced delays as…
Greek air traffic controllers have warned of a fresh equipment failure at the Athens Approach facility, leaving the country's busiest airport served by a single operational radar for the second time in under a year. The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association (EEEKE) announced that a data link failure with the radar station on Merenta Hill on Wednesday reduced Athens Approach to one of its three required radars and left it without backup frequ…
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