Greece Investigates Air Traffic Communications Outage Amid Flight Disruptions

An investigation has been launched after flights in Greece were grounded due to a national air traffic communications blackout on January 5, 2025. According to eKathimerini, the probe will be led by the police’s electronic crime team which will look at whether the offence of dangerous interference with aircraft transportation has been committed. The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) explained that a ’noise’ over radio frequencies resulted in the country’s airspace being temporarily closed. Thousands of passengers were left stranded following the airspace closure on what is traditionally a very busy day for commercial travel.