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Belgium closes airspace after air traffic control system failure

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published January 30th, 2025 - 03:01 GMT
Belgium closes airspace after air traffic control system failure
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Highlights
Authorities described the incident as a "total failure" of navigation control, temporarily suspending all air traffic.

ALBAWABA- Belgium has closed its airspace and grounded all flights following a complete failure of its air traffic control computer system. 

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Authorities described the incident as a "total failure" of navigation control, temporarily suspending all air traffic.

The disruption has caused significant delays and cancellations, affecting both domestic and international flights.

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

News writer

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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