Solar flares disrupts Swedish air traffic!

[MrSnuggles]

According to Luftfartsverket, solar flares disturbed the radar antennas which led to the cancellation of flights as the planes could not be seen on radar screens.

Solstorm stoppade flygtrafiken ? radarbevakningen kollapsade - DN.SE (http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/solstorm-stoppade-flygtrafiken-radarbevakningen-kollapsade/)

Scientists are mildly sceptical since the flares didn't even qualify for a Class 1 on the 5-grade scale.

Forskare: solstorm dålig förklaring till radarstopp - DN.SE (http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/forskare-solstorm-dalig-forklaring-till-radarstopp/)

Only southern Sweden was affected, including Arlanda and Landvetter.

[NiclasB]

See my post http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/570294-air-traffic-control-out-sweden-2.html#post9344095 about the recent official "report" on the matter.