Cyber attack on the US -based software system provider disrupted traffic at several European airports and spread on Sunday on Sunday. The impact of violations is ready to worsen at least one main airport.
The attack, which began late on Friday, influenced electronic check -in systems and caused dozens of abolition and delay in years.
The affected software belongs to Collins Aerospace, whose systems help passengers to print on boarding cards and tags and send their luggage. While the origin of the attack remains investigated, experts indicate that it could be hackers, criminal organizations or even prosecutors, and, etc.
Brussels airport hit the hardest
The Brussels Airport was most significantly affected by a cyber attack. As a result, airlines were asked to cancel almost 140 departures scheduled for Monday, which represents half of a total of 276 flights. The airport said the decision was made because the Collins Aerospace “is not yet able to deliver a new secure version of the check -in system”.
The cancellation and delay at the airport in Brussels will continue as long as manual check-in is required, he said.
Efforts to mitigate the problem
While departure records for London Airport Heathrow and Berlin’s Brandenburg showed signs of recovery on Sunday, Brussels Airport continued to face considerable challenges.
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX Corp., confirmed on Saturday “disruption to cyber connection” and said it was working on solving the problem. “The impact is limited to the electronic clearance of the customer and a drop in luggage and can be alleviated with manual check-in operations,” the company said.
Airport spokesman in Brussels Ihsane Chiou Lekhi said that cyber attack affected only computer systems at check-in tables, not self-service kiosks. The airport managed to maintain 85% of the planned departures at the weekend by deploying other employees “and the fact that the decrease in your own bag and online check-in is still functional.”
The background of a cyber attack
The main European airports, including Berlin, Brussels and London, were affected by these disruptions at the end of Friday, which grunted the check-in and sent employees of airlines that tried opportunities such as handwriting cards or using backup notebooks. However, many other European airports remained intact.
Shortly thereafter, the Indian government said PTI that the cyber attack had so far disrupted operations at any airport in the country.
The European Commission, the Executive Branch of the European Union 27-area, said that the safety of aviation and air traffic control were not affected. At present, there was no hint of a widespread or serious attack, the report said or.
Advice to passengers
The affected airport recommended passengers to check the condition of their flight before traveling to the airport and using alternative check -in methods.
“We apologize to those who faced delay, but by cooperation with airlines and the vast majority of flights continued to work,” Heathrow said.
On Sunday, on the Brandenburg Airport website, she said:
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