cypriot flights — Flights to and from Cyprus were significantly impacted as Greek airspace closed due to a technical fault in radio frequencies on Sunday morning.
- cypriot flights — Flights to and from Cyprus were significantly impacted as Greek airspace closed due to a technical fault in radio frequencies on Sunday morning.
- The Cypriot transport ministry promptly informed travellers of the disruption and encouraged passengers to reach out to their airlines for up-to-date travel information.
The issue arose shortly before 10am, prompting the Greek civil aviation authority to issue a directive that halted all flights within Greek airspace. This closure affected not only direct flights between Cyprus and Greece but also those flights heading to and from Cyprus that would typically transit through Greek airspace.
The Cypriot transport ministry promptly informed travellers of the disruption and encouraged passengers to reach out to their airlines for up-to-date travel information.
According to reports from Euronews, the technical fault was linked to communication systems between aircraft and control towers. By midday, Greek public broadcaster ERT noted that aircraft bound for Greek airports were being instructed to divert their routes, with many rerouted to neighbouring Turkey.
As the afternoon progressed, the Greek civil aviation authority announced that a limited number of flights had resumed taking off and landing at various airports across Greece. However, the flights permitted to transit over Greek airspace remained constrained as the fault was still under investigation.
Authorities are working in collaboration with external bodies to resolve the issue, with updates expected as the situation develops. The incident highlights the vulnerability of air travel to technical failures and the ripple effects they can create across international routes.
