Air traffic at Geneva Airport resumed
Published: Wednesday, Jun 26th 2024, 07:50
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Air traffic at Geneva Airport resumed on Wednesday morning, according to an airport spokesperson. Airspace in the Geneva area had been closed for two hours on Tuesday evening due to flooding in the basement of Skyguide's control center.
30 flights to Geneva and 22 departures were canceled, airport spokesman Ignace Jeannerat told Keystone-SDA. As some aircraft and their crews were unable to land, they were also unable to take off on Wednesday morning. As a result, 14 flights were canceled in the early morning. Otherwise, operations continued as normal.
According to the spokesperson, around 100 passengers for whom there was no solution for the night were looked after by a crisis team in Terminal 2 of the airport. Cots, food and drinks were provided.
The Geneva region was hit by heavy thunderstorms on Tuesday evening. Flooding was reported in several places at the airport, but according to Jeannerat, this did not cause any major damage.
In the Skyguide building, the cooling room for servers was one of the areas affected. Air traffic control then decided to close the airspace for two hours to avoid the risk of the control systems overheating.
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