Chaos at Marseille-Provence Airport: weather software outage disrupts flights

It’s an eventful return from vacation for passengers coming from or going to Marseille-Provence airport. As reported by France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, many flights were canceled, delayed or diverted this Saturday, creating real chaos at the end of summer.

In question? The breakdown, which occurred around six in the morning, of weather software, measuring atmospheric pressure, used by pilots during landings. By falling stranded, it blocked several maneuvers and delayed numerous departures from the start of the morning. Although it was finally repaired at 9:55 a.m., the mess had already been sown.

Back to normal on Sunday

Result: the planes that had spent the night there took off, but those arriving to leave were unable to land. Of the 35 flights scheduled between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., 21 were able to take off late. In total, 15 flights were diverted and two were canceled.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation indicated that it did not know the reasons for this failure. The airport plans to return to normal on Sunday.