No Aircraft
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 14
Distraction
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
On Date; ZZZ Approach had to close due to a COVID cleaning. The ZZZ [Center]/ZZZ [Approach] Contingency Plan; that has been agreed upon since Month X 20XX; was not adhered to. The Contingency Plan states that ZZZ should DO this first.Cleanse the airspaceRe-route/Divert/HoldUse traffic management initiativesNo divestment expectedGround stop all departures for ZZZ2 area airportsI believe that the Contingency Plan should have been adhered to. If adjustments need to be made; they should have been made after the occurrence. The plan could have been collaborated and trained.
Center Controller reported that the ZZZ Center Contingency Plan was not followed for COVID -19 ATC cleaning of an underlying Approach facility.