IT failure stops airport

Geneva airport (c) Christophe95

A massive computer failure brought the airport to a standstill yesterday afternoon.

Air traffic control was not affected, but check-in systems, departure and arrival information and baggage sorting all came to a halt. 

During the blackout, departures were cancelled and only aircraft already enroute were allowed to land. 

The failure was just before midday – and lasted until nearly 3pm.

The airport says it doesn’t suspect a cyber-attack – a simple failure is to blame. 

What exactly happened is still under investigation, says the airport. 

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