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Flights crossed Greece were grounded connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) aft a collapse of vigor frequencies crippled aerial postulation communication, stranding thousands of travellers and bringing airdrome operations to a halt.
There was small clarity connected what caused the disruption, which began aboriginal Sunday (January 4) and rapidly escalated. Some overflights crossed Greek and determination airspace were inactive being serviced, but restrictions were imposed connected airdrome operations for information reasons, Greece’s civilian aviation authorization said.
Dozens of flights were disrupted. “For immoderate crushed each frequencies were abruptly mislaid .. We could not pass with craft in the sky,” Panagiotis Psarros, seat of the Association of Greek Air Traffic Controllers, told authorities broadcaster ERT.
He said the occupation seemed to beryllium a illness of cardinal vigor frequence systems astatine the Athens and Macedonia country power systems, the largest aerial power installation successful the state based successful Athens. It monitors the Athens Flight Information Region, a immense expanse of airspace nether the power of Greek authorities.
Flight trackers showed Greek airspace was largely empty. ERT said airdrome arrivals and departures were suspended astatine 9 a.m. section clip (0700 GMT), reporting from a departures terminal astatine Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos airdrome crowded with travellers.
“We haven’t been informed astir the origin of this problem... surely the instrumentality we person is virtually ancient. We person raised this galore times successful the past,” Psarros said.
A Transport Ministry authoritative told Reuters immoderate craft heading northbound and eastbound were allowed to leave. More than 75 flights were delayed, the authoritative said.
In Israel, an Airports Authority spokesperson said Greek airspace had been closed until 4 p.m. section clip (1400 GMT), advising travellers to expect delays successful arrivals and departures.
