Several major European airports, including the busiest airport on the continent, London’s Heathrow, had operational disruptions and aircraft cancellations on Saturday due to a cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems. Heathrow Airport has warned of delays. Collins Aerospace, which supplies technology for several airlines at airports throughout the world, is facing a technical problem that might cause delays for passengers leaving.
According to their respective statements, Berlin Airport and Brussels Airport were also impacted. The parent company of Collins Aerospace, RTX, said that it was aware of a cyber-related disruption” to its software at a few airports, but it did not specify which ones.
Only electronic customer check-in and baggage drop are affected, and manual check-in procedures can lessen the impact,” RTX stated in an email statement, adding that it was working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. No details about the potential perpetrators of the attack were provided.
As of right now, 29 arrivals and departures have been canceled at Heathrow, Berlin, and Brussels, according to aviation data company Cirium. On Saturday, a total of 651 departures were planned from Heathrow, 228 from Brussels, and 226 from Berlin. Ten flights have been canceled thus far, according to the airport, and all leaving flights have experienced an average delay of one hour.
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