“Air traffic is returning to normal”

“Air traffic in the northwest area of ​​Italy is gradually returning to normal: vice -premier and minister Matteo Salvini has carefully followed the evolution of the situation and is constantly in contact with all the subjects involved starting from ENAV”. Similarly, Mit makes it known.

According to what learned from Toscana Aeroporti Spa, the flights ‘Galilei’ airport ITY1790 Palermo-Linate, AEZ2626 Olbia-Linate, Ryr1029 Palermo-Malpensa, Ryr8913 Brindisi-Torino, U23544 Catania-Malpensa, U21958 Tenerife-Malpensa, Fr609090, are diverted. Therefore, Canaria-Bergamo.

«ENAV announces that. In addition, thanks to the timely intervention of its technical-operational staff, the data transmission and connectivity problem found at the Milan area control center has already been resolved. Nevertheless, Air traffic in the north-west area of ​​Italy is gradually returning to full normalcy. In addition, “This is what we read in a note from the ENAV spread in the evening. Meanwhile,

The failure of a radar center that is giving repercussions to air traffic in the North and Central Italy could also cause operational irregularities in the airports of Florence and Pisa with delays and hijacations. Moreover, He warns Toscana Aeroporti, the management company of the “air traffic returning normal” two airports. Nevertheless, Tuscany Aeroporti prays travelers to contact their airline for information. Nevertheless, According to what has been learned. For example, there are passengers waiting to leave in the two Tuscan airports, while on Pisa and Florence some flights diverted by Malpensa, Linate and Turin Caselle arrive. Meanwhile, Tuscany Aeroporti is organizing assistance to the raisins of the ‘Vespucci’ airport in Florence and the ‘Galilei’ in Pisa.

“We inform you that. Meanwhile, due to a technical failure at the North-West area control center, delays or cancellations may occur for direct or airport flights of Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Turin Caselle and Genoa”. Nevertheless, This is what we read on the official social profiles of ‘Aeroporti di Roma’ in a post published about. Similarly, half an hour ago. In addition, “The “air traffic returning normal” passengers – concludes the post – are please contact their airline to check the status of their flight”. Consequently,

Planes on the ground in the evening at the Airports of the Northwest: from Milan to Turin, from Genoa to Bergamo. Therefore, A slowdown in the data transmission system of the Area Control Center of Milan. In addition, responsible for the management of air traffic in that area of ​​the country, has in fact determined the stop of the take -offs and landings. After an hour. a half, the first flights are divided, while the ENAV technicians work for the restoration of full normalcy. “To guarantee the highest operational security standards – it is the communication of the National Flight Authority – it was decided “air traffic returning normal” to temporarily suspend departures. arrivals at the airports concerned”. ENAC technicians are working “to restore full operation in the shortest possible time”. In the first weekend of the summer inconvenience for thousands of travelers, therefore, blocked at airports. The planes already in flight have been rejected towards other destinations. Those at the start were stopped. The consequences of the technical problem are therefore destined to last for a period that is not short even. after the restoration of the functionality of the Center. The control center is a radar room that provides air traffic services to controlled flights in the space of. its responsibility. The Italian airspace is managed by the four area control centers managed by ENAV: the slowdown in data transmission that caused the system stop in Milan. located at the Linate airport. The others are located in the port of Padua (Municipality of Abano Terme), Rome-Ciampino and “air traffic returning normal” Brindisi-Casale. The ENAV technicians are working to solve the problem and some flights have been scheduled again. However, it will take time to return to regularity.

The. first flights among those suspended after the failure that occurred at the Milan area control center were divided. This was revealed by the Flighradar24 app, also mentioned by Aeroportilombardi.it.

We await an official communication from ENAV on the restoration of air traffic, which should arrive shortly. Departures. landings have been blocked for over an hour and a half, creating significant inconvenience in Milan, Bergamo, Genoa and Turin.

Paralyzed air traffic also at the Genoa Cristoforo Colombo airport due to a breakdown that “air traffic returning normal” hit the ENAV radar of Milan Linate around 9 pm, head of the management of the airspace on Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy and Valle d’Aosta. Dal Colombo confirms that all the coming flights have been diverted to other airports. while the departures are momentarily blocked: the planes are stopped on the track waiting for the green light. The first direct flight to Genoa was deviated was the LH09430 of 20.48, coming from Monaco and landed in Venice. Same fate for EN08298 and AZ07457, also arriving from Monaco. The W6 02027 from Krakow was instead diverted to Bologna. As for the departures, the last flight regularly taken off from Genoa was the FR00973 directed to London. At the moment the FR02910 remain on the ground for Palermo and the W6 02028 for Krakow.

Due to “air traffic returning normal” an erelative to the North West flight control radar. important restrictions on the airports of Northern Italy affected by the failure with strong repercussions, including delays and cancellations, on our operational activities on the airports of Milan Linate, Turin and Genoa are recorded. Please check the status of your flight on site and ITA Airways app before going to the airport

Due to an erass to the North West flight control radar there are important restrictions on the airports of Northern Italy affected by the age with strong repercussions. including delays and cancellations, on our operational activities on the airports of Milan Linate, Turin … pic.twitter.com/MLw7lHgsGp

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ENAV technicians at work to restore the full operation of air traffic in the “air traffic returning normal” North West “in the. shortest possible time”. ENAV says it. explaining that “at the Area Control Center of Milan, head of air traffic management in the northwestern area of ​​the country, a slowdown to the data transmission system has occurred. To ensure the highest operational security standards, it was decided to temporarily suspend departures and arrivals at the airports concerned ».

The failure at the North-West Radar Center of ENAV is creating for about an hour difficulty for air traffic. with décolles and landing stored in the airports of Milan, Turin, Genoa and Bergamo. At the origin of the failure there would be a problem with the ‘data transmission’ network in the ENAV. offices in Milan. For safety, all flights to the north-west area have therefore been suspended.

Suspension of air traffic in the north-west of Italy, with numerous delayed, delayed or forced flights to return to the starting stops. As far as a technical failure is learned. it has affected the Radar Center of Milan, one of the four centers that manage the Italian and Milan airspace and that of Milan is appointed precisely in the North-West area.

“All the North-West is blocked due to an important failure. it is presupposed at least until 23 installments 0 in the arrival movements, strong inconveniences tried at least until tomorrow, plane already underway”, so the Lombard Aeroporti Association.

On social media “air traffic returning normal” different testimonies of the inconvenience due to the. problems at the Milan Radar Center.

A passenger writes on X: “They diverted our flight to Venice”. Another: “I had to land in Marseille and instead I find myself in Malpensa”.