IT problem grounds Zurich planes

Planes were unable to take off at Zurich airport yesterday afternoon. The problem was a technical issue with the air traffic control system Skyguide.

The airport says an IT failure started at around 2pm – grounding all planes. Arrivals were unaffected. 

The issue lasted for 2 hours.

No flights were cancelled, but around 60 were delayed – impacting over 6,000 passengers.

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