The Schiphol airport of the Dutch capital of Amsterdam said on Wednesday that it had resumed its activities after a short disruption caused by a communications shutdown.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) The Schiphol airport of the Dutch capital of Amsterdam said on Wednesday that it had resumed its activities after a short disruption caused by a communications shutdown.
Earlier in the day, the airport said that the problem with the air traffic control systems resulted in a temporary suspension of incoming and outgoing flight traffic.
"The communication system of Air Traffic Control is stable again. Air traffic is being restarted. It will take some time before the situation at our airport is running as normal again," the airport said on its Twitter page.
According to the airport's website, dozens of flights were delayed as a result of the incident.
Investigation into the communication failure has already been launched.
