The airport’s electronic attack disrupts more flights throughout Europe
BRUSSELE (AP)-The repercussions of electronic attacks that have been disrupted in many European airports were disrupted to a second day on Sunday, as the passengers faced dozens of canceled and delay flights-and the effect that is preparing to exacerbate at least one main airport.
The Brussels Airport, apparently the most difficult blow, said that it had asked airlines to cancel nearly 140 departure flights scheduled for Monday because the US software provider in the United States “has not yet been able to provide a new safe version of the check -in system.” The airport said that 25 flights issued on Saturday and 50 on Sunday were canceled.
Starting on Friday, airports in Berlin, Brussels and London were injured by electronic systems that have been crashed in check -in and sent airline staff trying options such as climbing passes to hands or using backup laptops. Many other European airports were not affected.
The electronic attack on the Collins Aerospace program, which helps its systems for travelers to check, print the climbing passes and bags of bags, and send their luggage. The US -based company was killed on Saturday to an “online disturbance” of its program at “Select” airports in Europe.
It was not immediately clear who might be behind the electronic attack, but the experts said that it might turn to infiltrators, criminal organizations, or government actors.
The European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, said 27 countries, that air safety and air traffic control were not affected. He added that there was no indication of a large or severe attack, while the origin of the accident was under investigation.
Half of flights were canceled on Monday from Brussels Airport
While the departure councils of Heathrow and Brandenburg airports in London were showing signs of expatriates and leaving more smooth on Sunday, Brussels Airport was still facing major problems.
Brussels Airport said in an e -mail on Sunday that it had asked airlines to cancel half of the 276 flights on Monday, “because Collins Aerospace has not yet been able to submit a new safe version of the check -in system.” She said that the cancellation and delay will continue as long as the manual checkpoint is necessary.
You did not respond to RTX Corp. , Collins Aerospace, the parent company, immediately for two e -mail on Sunday for a comment.
On Saturday, Aviation and Defense Technology Company said in a statement that it is working to solve the problem: “The effect on electronic connection to communications and luggage is limited and can be diluted with handcuffs.”
Brussels Airport said that nevertheless, he was able to keep 85 % of the scheduled departure during the weekend thanks to the deployment of additional employees by airport partners “and the fact that the decrease in self -bags and online arrival registration are still working.”
The electronic attack not only affects computer systems in check -in offices, not self -service stalls, the official spokesperson for the airport IHSANE Chioua Lekhli, and the teams were heading to alternative backup systems and withdrawing laptops to help deal with the effect.
Airports advised passengers to check their flights before traveling to airports, and using alternative checkpoints.
“Work continues to solve and recover from the flight on Friday to the Collins Air Air Force system, which has affected the check -in,” said Hitra’s statement. “We apologize to those who faced delays, but by working with airlines, the vast majority of flights at work continued.”
“Because of the power outage in a service provider, there are longer waiting times. Please use online check -in, self -service registration service and fast bag drop service,” said a message circulating on Sunday on the Brandenburg Airport web page.
