Linate Airport Milan. Photo: Shutterstock Air Traffic Resumes in Northwestern Italy.
The movement resumed after the ENAV regional control center in Milan Linate returned to active status. Passengers on canceled flights can continue on a new route through the channels and according to their airline's availability.
ITA Airways notes that there are still disruptions and disturbances in flights.
Earlier tonight, due to a severe malfunction in the radar system of the flight control center in northwestern Italy, severe restrictions were imposed on aircraft movement in several major airports in the region.
The failure directly affected the airports of Milan Linate, Turin, and Genoa, causing significant disruptions to flight operations, including substantial delays and cancellations of outbound and inbound flights.
ITA Airways, Italy's flagship carrier, issued an official statement asking passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport, both through the website and the company's official app.
The company added: "Due to a radar system failure at Linate, which affected the airports in the northwest, all departing and arriving flights are suspended until the technical problem is resolved. Updates will follow."
According to industry sources, the critical failure prevented proper control over regional aircraft movement. As a result, authorities had to temporarily shut down the airspace.
Airlines urged passengers intending to fly to or from Italy to follow continuous updates. "Please check the flight status with the relevant airline and do not arrive at the airport without confirming that the flight is indeed taking place."
As of now (02:20 Israeli time), the malfunction has been fully resolved, as reported on the X page of Italian airports.
