Jerusalem Post/Israel NewsThe announcement follows an air traffic control outage in Greece on Sunday, during which thousands of passengers were delayed as flights across Greece were grounded for several hours.Follow us on GoogleCancelled and delayed flights pictured on the information board at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, during a strike action of Belgian air traffic control organization Skeyes, bringing a halt to all air traffic in Belgium, Tuesday, June 2, 2026; Illustrative.(photo credit: JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga / AFP via Getty Images)ByAARON GLICKJULY 27, 2026 21:35Flight delays are expected for aircraft flying to and from Israel due to air traffic control disruptions in Europe, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) said in an X/Twitter post on Monday."Due to a malfunction in the Eurocontrol system in Brussels, disruptions to the flight schedule in European airspace are expected," the spokesperson said. "As a result, there is a high probability of prolonged delays in departing and arriving flights in the coming hours, until Eurocontrol completes the troubleshooting and returns to regular operations."The IAA recommended that all passengers check directly with their airline for any schedule changes to their flights. The announcement follows an air traffic control outage in Greece on Sunday, during which thousands of passengers were delayed as flights across Greece were grounded for several hours.Digital departure boards display flight information in Greek and English above an airport information sign, capturing the silent flow of departures and uncertainty of travel in Athens Greece on April 29, 2026; Illustrative. (credit: Elvis Takahashi Mantello / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)It is still unclear to Greek authorities what caused the outage, which occured during a busy weekend.Overflights less affected by outageOverflights were still permitted over the country during the outage, Greece's civil aviation authority said."For some reason, all frequencies were suddenly lost... We could not communicate with aircraft in the sky," chair of the Association of Greek Air Traffic Controllers, Panagiotis Psarros, told state broadcaster ERT.Shir Perets and Reuters contributed to this report.Follow us on Google