By Max Aitchison For Daily Mail Australia
22:43 24 May 2023, updated 23:49 24 May 2023
- Radar problems caused all flights to be grounded
- Normal service has now resumed but with delays
Radar problems caused all planes to be grounded at Canberra Airport this morning.
Passengers were told ‘no one is going anywhere’ with those on a 6am flight being ordered to disembark the plane.
Flights have since resumed as normal, according to the Canberra Times.
A spokesperson from the airport told ABC Radio the issues were initially caused by radar problems.
However, flights have since landed in Canberra from Melbourne and Brisbane, while departures can resume as normal.
Daily Mail Australia has approached Canberra Airport for comment.
A loud speaker announcement within the terminal this morning said the airspace closure was due to ‘technical difficulties with one of the radars in the Canberra area’.
Twitter user Jeremy Mansfield said it was ‘looking like a long day’.
‘Canberra airport currently closed due to no radar,’ he said.
Another irate Twitter user said ‘Australia is officially a third world country’.
‘My better half was meant to be returning home from Canberra this morning on the first flight out at 6am,’ he said.
‘The radar is down and airspace closed. No outgoing or incoming flights.’
Canberra Airport has put no information out on its social media feeds.
Its latest posts on both Twitter and Facebook are a joke from Tuesday about controlling a plane with a plastic cone.
‘How to guarantee obedience from a Boeing 717 you ask? Stick a witches hat behind it.’