European airport disruption continues after weekend cyber-attack
EPAFlight deduction throughout Europe, which asks the airlines of Brussels Airport in Belgium to cancel about half of its flights on Monday, will continue.
Some of the most intense airports in Europe spent the last few days by trying to reclaim normal operations after a cyber attack on Friday has broken automatic check-in and boarding software.
Until Sunday, Berlin and London Heathrow have significantly reduced, but delays and flight cancellations remained.
On Monday morning, the software provider Collins Aerospace said it is in the final stages of completing the necessary software updates.
The Brussels Airport said, “The service provider is actively working on this issue,” but he said when the problem is still “uncertain”.
According to the EP news agency, they asked the airlines to cancel approximately 140 of their planned flights planned for Monday.
Heathrow said on Sunday that his efforts to solve the problem were continuing and he apologized to customers who encountered a delayed trip.
He stressed that “the majority of the flights continue to operate” and called on passengers to control their flights before going to the airport.
The BBC realizes that about half of the airlines flying from Heathrow is somehow online on Sunday, including British Airways using a backup system since Saturday.
A Berlin Airport Spokesman told BBC that some airlines still ride the passengers manually and there was no indication of how long the electronic deduction will last.
British National Cyber Security Center spokesman said in a statement on Saturday that he was working with Collins Aerospace, which influences the transportation and law enforcement department UK airports to fully understand the effect of the incident.
British Transportation Secretary Heidi Alexander also was aware of the incident and “regular updates and watching the situation,” he said.
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.
According to the latest report of French aviation company Thales, cyber attacks in the aviation industry increased by 600% last year.
