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PARIS — France’s civil aviation authority said some flights were still being canceled and others delayed on Monday at Paris-Orly airport, one day after air traffic control systems suffered a breakdown that caused substantial disruption.
“The situation is improving,” the authority, known as DGAC said, in a statement. Airlines have been asked to reduce flights by 15% on Monday – down from a 40% reduction on Sunday.
“Despite these preventive measures, delays are expected,” the statement said.
Airlines have been asked to reduce flights by 15 per cent on Monday but despite these preventative measures, delays are still likely.
France’s civil aviation authority said some flights were still being cancelled and many others are delayed on Monday at Paris-Orly airport.
It comes a day after air traffic control systems suffered a breakdown that caused substantial disruption at the French transport hub.
“The situation is improving,” the authority, known as DGAC, said in a statement.
Airlines have been asked to reduce flights by 15 per cent on Monday – down from a 40 per cent reduction on Sunday.
“Despite these preventive measures, delays are expected,” the statement said.
Traffic control failure causes hundreds of cancelled flights at Paris-Orly
On Sunday afternoon, 130 flights at Paris-Orly were grounded due to the system failure.
Thousands of passengers were affected, including some who were already on planes and were required to disembark when the glitch occurred.
The DGAC blamed an air traffic control “malfunction”, while an airport source told the news site France 24 that it was the result of a “radar failure”.
Which flights have been cancelled at Paris-Orly airport today?
Paris-Orly airport serves domestic and international flights, including to most European countries and the United States.
Flights to Italy, Spain, Portugal and southern France have notably been cancelled on Monday.
Departures to Lisbon, Porto, Helsinki, Rome, Nice and Toulon have already been scrapped this morning. Fewer flights seem to be affected in the afternoon so far.
