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Air traffic restricted across Italy following flight control network disruption

Air traffic across Italy has been disrupted after authorities reduced the volume of flights permitted through Italian airspace by half. The limitation was implemented following reported network issues affecting the flight control system. The precise cause and duration of the technical failure remain unconfirmed.

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WhereItaly
42.959, 11.955 ±400 km
First reported9 days ago
Published2026-10-16 14:41 UTC
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports14Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings, 3 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Air traffic restricted across Italy following flight control network disruption. 2026-10-16T14:41:21.607Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6148. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-16/avio-saobracaj-poremecen-sirom-italije-zbog-problema-u-sistemu-kontrole-65958653

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