Flights will finally be able to resume at Brest airport. Hit by lightning on Saturday December 30, the control tower of the Finistère air base could no longer function normally and prevented any takeoff or landing on its runway. For three days, most flights had been canceled or diverted to Rennes, causing an obvious increase in travel times for thousands of travelers. The airport will be able to resume normal operation this midday, announced the equipment management on his website. The Air France company has notably postponed several flights scheduled for this morning in order to allow the connection to Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle.
According to airport management, lightning struck equipment belonging to the Western Air Navigation Service. The problem is that there was no one on duty at the SNA and we had to wait until this Tuesday to see technicians tackle the problem. The lightning protection devices fitted to the control tower were not sufficient to protect the equipment from lightning strikes.