# Italy restores air traffic after network failure

> A data transmission problem cut Italian airspace capacity by half before engineers switched to backup systems.
- Title: Italy restores air traffic after network failure · Fortune
- Summary: A data transmission problem cut Italian airspace capacity by half before engineers switched to backup systems. Italy's air navigation company ENAV restored…
- Keywords: italy, air traffic control, enav, network disruption, fiumicino airport, milan, bergamo, restores, air, traffic, network, failure
- Source: Fortune — https://fortune.com/2026/10/16/italys-air-traffic-restored-disruption
- Author: The Associated Press
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: italy, air traffic control, enav, network disruption, fiumicino airport, milan, bergamo
## Network failure cuts Italian airspace capacity
Overnight problems hit the data transmission network supporting air traffic control services nationwide, forcing ENAV to cut aircraft capacity by up to fifty percent.
## ENAV rules out cyberattack, confirms safety
Air navigation company ENAV ruled out a cyberattack and said flight operations remained safe throughout the disruption affecting airports across Italy.
## Full capacity restored via backup network
ENAV switched to a secondary satellite network on Friday, allowing capacity to increase steadily and restoring full air traffic operations nationwide.
## Key takeaway

Italy's air navigation company ENAV restored full air traffic capacity after an overnight network disruption had cut capacity by up to fifty percent.