Air movement disorder in European airports due to a cyber attack

Great European airports, including Brussels, Berlin and Heathrow airports in London, are witnessing today (Saturday) disturbances due to a cyber attack on software designed by Collins Airpace to register passengers who waited for long hours before completing their transactions.

(Agence France Presse) was attributed to Collins Airbies in a statement:Muse) In several airports, “revealing that the effect” is limited to the electronic registration of the travelers and the delivery of luggage “.. However, it did not explain any details about the source of this attack.

For its part, Brussels Airport noted that the “electronic attack” occurred last night, which affected the schedule of flights and expected to delay other flights and cancellation.

The airport administration indicated that at least 10 flights were canceled and 17 witnessed delaying for more than an hour, and registration operations must be conducted manually.

In London, Heathro Airport witnessed the main international airport in the capital, long queues in front of most of the registration offices as part of its affected by the cyber attack.

For its part, the agency for air navigation “Eurocontrol” announced that the airlines were asked to cancel half of their flights from the airport and to him from four o’clock GMT today, Saturday, until two o’clock GMT for tomorrow, Sunday, due to this attack.

Heathro Airport recommended that he achieve their flights with airlines and reach the airport several hours before, so that they could complete the registration procedures, while Berlin Airport stated in turn on its website that it was affected by this “technical problem with a service provider.”

However, the “ADP” group that runs the Roasi-Charles de Gaulle and Orley airports in Paris showed that it was not affected by this holidays.