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Switzerland·Technology

Zurich Airport cuts landing capacity by 30% after air traffic control glitch

Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 06:41 · 1 min read

Zurich Airport reduced its incoming flight capacity by around 30% on Wednesday morning after a technical fault at the control centre of Swiss air navigation service Skyguide, based in Dübendorf (a town near Zurich). The malfunction caused a system used to track approaching aircraft to display delayed flights unreliably, forcing controllers to log flights manually as a safety measure. No cancellations had been reported at the time of writing, though delays were possible, compounded by seasonal Bise winds — a cold northeasterly common in Switzerland — which typically strain airport capacity on their own.

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NZZProbleme bei Flugsicherung: Am Flughafen Zürich können am Vormittag weniger Flugzeuge landen ↗︎
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