Airlines were called today to cancel 40% of their flights by the end of the day at Orli Airport in Paris, due to damage to the air traffic control system, the Directorate -General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) said. About 130 flights were canceled, half were departures from the airport, and the others were arrivals, a number representing 40% of about 330 scheduled flights, a spokesman for the Paris Airport Management Body, Aéroports de Paris (ADP) told the French agency. “Following damage to the Air Traffic Control Systems of the Orli Tower early on Sunday, May 18, 2025, an air traffic regulation was imposed that entails a significant reduction in the number of flights,” DGAC said, noting that it “asked for its airlines.” “This is a damage to the radar,” said an airport source at the French Agency. ‘The technical groups of the Directorate -General for Policy […]
Source: News Beast
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