Airports brace for second day of disruption

Air travelers face a cyber attack on many European airports, including Heathrow after overturning a check-in and luggage system.

After the software failed by several airlines, there was hundreds of delays on Saturday, and the affected airports used pen and paper for passengers.

The Brussels Airport said that the system would be functional again and when the airline “has no symptoms yet,” and asked the airlines to cancel half of their exit flights.

RTX, the owner of the software provider Collins Aerospace, is that it is “aware of a cyber out of the system” in the “Election Airport” and Solve the problem as quickly as possible.

He described the Muse software as an affected system, allowing different airlines to use the same check -in tables and boarding doors at an airport.

The company has not yet explained what is going wrong or how long the deduction expects.

Heathrow said on Sunday that his efforts to solve the problem continue.

He apologized to those facing delays, but emphasized that “the majority of flights continue to operate”. He invites passengers to check their flight status and come over time before going to the airport.

The BBC understands that British Airways continues to work normally at the airport using a backup system, but was affected by the interruption of other airlines serving it.

According to the flight Tracker Flightware, there were queues that lasted hours on Saturday, and about 47% of Heathrow’s output flights were delayed. Additional personnel were in the check-in areas to help them minimize disruption.

Lucy Spencer, BBC for more than two hours to control the flight of a Malaysian airline, and the staff controlled the passengers by phone, he said.

Another passenger Monazza Aslam said he had to wait with his old parents since the early hours of the morning and that delays had missed connection flights.

Brussels Airport, Manuel check-in will continue on Sunday and the extra staff to help to minimize the interruption, he said.

He said that the 44 output flight has been canceled so far on Sunday and expects long queues in check-in and more delays.

Europe’s United Aviation Security Organization Eurocontrol said that airline operators were asked to cancel half of their flight programs to the airport and airport until 02:00 on Monday due to interruption.

In the meantime, Dublin Airport, while technical problems continue and some airlines continued to check -out manually, waiting to run a complete program on Sunday, he said.

A spokesman told BBC: “Passengers are advised to contact the airlines directly for updates on flights.”

Berlin Brandenburg Airport wants trips to use online or self-service check-in instead of tables.

He said it was eight cancellation inside and outside the airport on Saturday, but these delays were usually less than 45 minutes.

Easyjet and Ryanair, which is not operating from Heathrow but is one of the largest airlines in Europe, Saturday that they work normally.

National Cyber ​​Security Center Spokesman said. On Saturday, to fully understand the impact of the incident, the transportation and law enforcement department affected the UK airports.

The European Commission, which plays a role in managing the airspace throughout Europe, said that it was “closely monitoring the cyber attack”, but there is no symptom that “widespread or violent” is.

Heidi Alexander also said He was aware of the incident and “to get regular updates and follow the situation”.

Due to a faulty software update from Cyber ​​Security Company, a global IT collapse in last July Crowdstrike It caused deterioration in aviationFlights throughout the USA.

Analysts said the event emphasized how the industry could be vulnerable to problems related to digital systems.