{"id":691331,"date":"2025-09-22T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/airport-cyberattack-disrupts-more-flights-across-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:15:21","slug":"airport-cyberattack-disrupts-more-flights-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/airport-cyberattack-disrupts-more-flights-across-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport cyberattack disrupts more flights across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41f97a13934\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41f97a13934\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/airport-cyberattack-disrupts-more-flights-across-europe\/#Half_of_Mondays_flights_from_Brussels_Airport_canceled\" >Half of Monday&#8217;s flights from Brussels Airport canceled<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/airport-cyberattack-di.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/airport-cyberattack-di.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Check-in counters at a terminal at Berlin's Brandenburg airport, in Sch\u00f6nefeld, Germany, Saturday Sept. 20, 2025, after a cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic at several major European airports. Credit: Carsten Koall\/dpa via AP\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/airport-cyberattack-di.jpg\" alt=\"Airport cyberattack disrupts more flights across Europe\" title=\"Check-in counters at a terminal at Berlin's Brandenburg airport, in Sch\u00f6nefeld, Germany, Saturday Sept. 20, 2025, after a cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic at several major European airports. Credit: Carsten Koall\/dpa via AP\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Check-in counters at a terminal at Berlin&#8217;s Brandenburg airport, in Sch\u00f6nefeld, Germany, Saturday Sept. 20, 2025, after a cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic at several major European airports. Credit: Carsten Koall\/dpa via AP<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fallout from a cyberattack that disrupted check-in systems at several European airports extended into a second full day on Sunday, as passengers faced dozens of canceled and delayed flights\u2014and the impact poised to worsen for at least one major airport.<\/p>\n<p>Brussels Airport, seemingly the hardest hit, said it asked airlines to cancel nearly 140 departing flights scheduled for Monday because a U.S.-based software system provider &#8220;is not yet able to deliver a new secure version of the check-in system.&#8221; The airport said 25 outbound flights were canceled on Saturday and 50 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Starting late Friday, airports in Berlin, Brussels and London were hit by disruptions to electronic systems that snarled up check-in and sent airline staffers trying options like handwriting boarding passes or using backup laptops. Many other European airports were unaffected.<\/p>\n<p>The cyberattack affected software of Collins Aerospace, whose systems help passengers check in, print boarding passes and bag tags, and dispatch their luggage. The U.S.-based company on Saturday cited a &#8220;cyber-related disruption&#8221; to its software at &#8220;select&#8221; airports in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>It was not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely clear who might be behind the cyberattack, but experts said it could turn out to be hackers, criminal organizations or state actors.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission, the executive branch of the 27-nation European Union, said that aviation safety and air traffic control were unaffected. There was currently no indication of a widespread or severe attack, while the origin of the incident remained under investigation, it added.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Half_of_Mondays_flights_from_Brussels_Airport_canceled\"><\/span>Half of Monday&#8217;s flights from Brussels Airport canceled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While departure boards for London&#8217;s Heathrow and Berlin&#8217;s Brandenburg airports were showing signs of smoother arrivals and departures on Sunday, Brussels Airport was still facing considerable issues.<\/p>\n<p>Brussels Airport said in an email Sunday that it had asked airlines to cancel half of the 276 scheduled departing flights on Monday, &#8220;because Collins Aerospace is not yet able to deliver a new secure version of the check-in system.&#8221; Cancellations and delays will continue as long as manual check-in is necessary, it said.<\/p>\n<p>RTX Corp., the parent company of Collins Aerospace, did not immediately respond to two emails Sunday seeking comment.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the aviation and defense <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> company said in a statement that it was working to resolve the issue: &#8220;The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brussels Airport said it nonetheless was able to maintain 85% of scheduled departures over the weekend thanks to the deployment of extra staff by airport partners &#8220;and the fact that self bag drop and online check-in are still operational.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The cyberattack affected only computer systems at check-in desks, not self-service kiosks, airport spokesperson Ihsane Chioua Lekhli said, and teams were turning to alternative backup systems and pulling out laptop computers to help cope with the impact.<\/p>\n<p>The airports advised passengers to check the status of their flights before <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing to the airports, and using alternative check-in methods.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Work continues to resolve and recover from Friday&#8217;s outage of a Collins Aerospace airline system that impacted check-in,&#8221; a Heathrow statement said. &#8220;We apologize to those who have faced delays, but by working together with airlines, the vast majority of flights have continued to operate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A rolling message Sunday on the Brandenburg Airport&#8217;s web page said, &#8220;Due to a systems outage at a service provider, there are longer waiting times. 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