Ireland's Dublin Airport is operating at reduced capacity today after a virtual shutdown yesterday afternoon due to a serious radar fault.
The Irish Aviation Authority is awaiting an engineer's report into the fault before deciding whether to return the airport to normal service.
According to the report, the airport was operating at around 70% capacity on Thursday morning, handling 20 departures and 16 incoming flights per hour, compared to the 25 planes usually allowed in and out of the facility.
An Irish Aviation Authority spokeswoman told the Belfast Telegraph the system remains safe as efforts are made to test the system.
"Obviously, it's not acceptable and that's why every effort has been made to identify the problem and we're confident now we have identified the problem in conjunction with the manufacturers of this air traffic system," said spokeswoman Lillian Cassin.
Passengers are being advised to turn up to the airport as planned and to contact their airline for details on specific flights.
By staff writer
