airspace
Transport authorities call for probe into tech glitch
Authorities have called for a full investigation into a network failure that knocked out large parts of Swedish air traffic and closed Stockholm airspace last week.
Swedish flight chaos caused by 'network maintenance'
UPDATED: Sweden's air traffic control authority has blamed maintenance work carried out by communications company Telia on their network for Thursday’s airspace closures.
Swedish authorities in crisis talks over telecom 'sabotage'
UPDATED: A series of crisis meetings are being held in Sweden to discuss radio mast sabotage and air traffic radar failure.
Delays after IT problems halt Stockholm air traffic
UPDATED: A computer problem which led to the closure of Stockholm airspace has been fixed, according to Swedish air traffic control.
Unknown planes 'belonged to Russia'
The same day that two unknown aircraft violated Swedish airspace, fifteen Russian military jets were chased out of Baltic airspace - leading one colonel to point the finger at Russia. But Foreign Minister Bildt said otherwise.
Military releases 'secret' foreign fighter jet pics
The Swedish Armed Forces on Friday published previously classified pictures of foreign aircraft taken close to Swedish airspace for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
Sweden to open 'almost all' airspace
Sweden is set to gradually open almost all of its airspace by 4pm on Wednesday, including Stockholm's three airports and one of Gothenburg's, the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfartsverket - LFV) has confirmed.
Arlanda airport to remain closed until Saturday
Swedish authorities have begun reopening airspace in the north of the country although widespread disruption persists with Stockholm's main Arlanda airport unlikely to open until Saturday morning at the earliest.
Health experts warn of volcano ash fallout
Swedish and Norwegian health authorities and experts have urged caution after volcanic ash blew across the region from Iceland, although the grounding of helicopter ambulance services caused more concern than air quality.