European air traffic control issues cause expected flight delays to and from Israel

Flights to and from Israel are facing significant delays due to widespread air traffic control issues across Europe. The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) announced Monday that a malfunction in the Eurocontrol system in Brussels is disrupting European airspace. This is expected to cause prolonged delays for both departing and arriving flights in the coming hours until the system is restored to regular operations.

The IAA has urged all passengers to verify their flight schedules directly with their respective airlines. This announcement follows a similar incident on Sunday, where an air traffic control outage in Greece led to thousands of passengers experiencing delays as flights across the country were grounded for several hours. The cause of the Greek outage remains unclear to authorities, occurring during a busy travel weekend.

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Due to a malfunction in the Eurocontrol system in Brussels, disruptions to the flight schedule in European airspace are expected. As a result, there is a high probability of prolonged delays in departing and arriving flights in the coming hours, until Eurocontrol completes the troubleshooting and returns to regular operations.

While overflights were permitted during the Greek outage, air traffic controllers reported a sudden loss of all communication frequencies. The IAA's warning highlights the interconnectedness of European air traffic systems and the potential for cascading disruptions. Passengers are advised to remain patient and stay informed through their airlines.

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For some reason, all frequencies were suddenly lost... We could not communicate with aircraft in the sky.