Thousands stranded across Europe as air space disrupted
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Key Points:
- A communications failure in Greece led to the closure of its airspace on Sunday morning, stranding thousands of passengers across Europe and causing widespread flight cancellations and delays.
- Athens International Airport is severely affected, with over 90 flights impacted, and Thessaloniki airport completely closed; while some departures have resumed, inbound flights are mostly diverted or canceled.
- The disruption is linked to a sudden loss of radio communication frequencies used by air traffic controllers, possibly due to an antenna failure near Athens, according to initial investigations.
- Flights from major European cities like Dublin, Barcelona, Paris, Copenhagen, and Malta were either forced to return, canceled, or diverted, with many inbound flights redirected to Turkey.
- Passengers have expressed frustration over
