Irregular Software Issue To Blame For Most Of Ireland's Airspace Being Closed Earlier This Week

Three Cork flights were cancelled while a backup system was brought online

An irregular software issue was to blame for most of Ireland's airspace being closed earlier this week. 

A back up system was deployed on Tuesday night when air traffic control in Shannon and Cork failed. 

Following an investigation, the Irish Aviation Authority says the issue was not related to radar, but was a software problem. 

Operations have now been transferred back to the primary system - which has been fully restored.  
 

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