Amsterdam airport closed as air traffic control 'investigates matter'

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was forced to suspend all flights for around an hour due to an air traffic control problem. The Netherlands' ANP news agency reported the issue was the result of a problem with air traffic control systems. The agency cited airport and air traffic control sources saying the problem began shortly after 1pm. Schiphol announced just after 2pm local time departures from the airport were resuming “slowly”, adding a “limited” number of incoming flights had been unable to land. Planes that were cleared to land were able to do so using a backup system after a short delay. The airport said the air traffic control system was “stable” by around 2.30pm, but warned it would take “some time” before services were running as scheduled again. <br/>