A large-scale malfunction occurred at South Africa's largest airport.

A critical malfunction has occurred in the flight control system of the O.R. Trumbo International Airport in South Africa. This was announced on August 1 by the airport operator of South Africa (ACSA).

The airport is the largest in the country. It is located near South Africa's most populated city of Johannesburg.

"Although [the failure] is not related to ACSA systems, we are informing passengers about possible delays and changes in the flight schedule," the company said in a statement posted on Facebook (owned by Meta, a company whose activities are recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).

The ACSA recommended that passengers contact their airlines directly to obtain up-to-date information on flight status. The company reminded that in case of a malfunction, arrival at the airport should be planned in advance: two hours before the departure of domestic flights and three hours before the departure of international flights.

London's airspace was temporarily closed due to a technical glitch on July 30. A representative of the Nats air traffic control company, responsible for the UK's airspace, acknowledged the existence of a "technical problem." Incoming flights were not accepted.

Later, the National Air Traffic Control Administration rejected the version of a possible cyberattack and admitted a possible problem with radars.

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