FLASH
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On Saturday evening, June 28, the skies over northwestern Italy were suddenly blocked due to a technical problem at the air traffic control center in Milan, forcing the cancellation, delay or return to the departure airport of dozens of flights connecting the areas of Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria.
According to sources for Corriere della Sera, the problem stems from a fault in the data transmission network of the air traffic management center, managed by the Italian agency ENAV. The failure was first reported at around 8:20 p.m., but after 20 minutes, a "zero rate" measure was imposed for the entire area, meaning a complete ban on all air traffic in the region.
ENAV officially confirmed in a statement that the temporary suspension of take-offs and landings at the airports involved has been taken to guarantee the highest standards of operational safety. Technicians are working intensively to understand the cause and restore full operation as soon as possible. According to a Notam (notice to air navigation), the suspension could last until 23:00, but this depends on the complexity of the defect.
Flights affected include those at Milan (Malpensa and Linate), Bergamo, Turin and Genoa airports. At least 322 flights are reported to be affected so far, with an average delay of 163 minutes, a figure that could change later in the evening.
The Eurocontrol agency, which oversees Europe's skies, has notified airlines of a "radar failure" and asked surrounding airports to divert flights that would normally pass through northern Italian airspace.
The defect is related to the E-Net network, a critical system that connects control centers, airports, international radar centers and transmits essential information such as radar data, meteorological bulletins and messages to pilots.
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