Mikael Robertsson and Olov Lindberg did not set out to build one of the pre-eminent monitors of global airspace. That page became Flightradar24, the portal that people around the world now turn to when there is chaos – and drama – in the skies. It was the first time the platform attracted an influx of curious users, keen to watch a major event unfold in real time. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)“For each big aviation event, we do get a big traffic spike, and then it sort of dies down,” Lindahl said. As war broke out in Iran and the surrounding region on Saturday, visits to Flightradar24 were more than double the norm.

Source: Irish Examiner March 06, 2026 09:00 UTC