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Cyber attack at airports causes delays on Sunday
A cyber attack on an IT service provider in air traffic ensures delays at some airports in Europe. There are also restrictions on Sunday.
After the cyber attack on an airport service provider, passengers at BER and other European airports must also expect restrictions on Sunday. Already on Saturday the passengers could not be handled as usual because there were delays, long queues and cancellations.
The IT service provider Collins Aerospace was attacked on Friday evening. Due to the cyber attack, the airports Berlin, Brussels, Dublin and London Heathrow had reported problems with passenger clearance, as the EuroControl flight protection roof organization announced. The Airport then had the connections to the systems.
BER: Long waiting times at check-in
The company Collins Aerospace confirmed the German press agency “a cyber-related disorder” at some airports. The US company works in various areas of aviation technology. In addition to the production of components for the aviation industry, Collins Aerospace develops his own information on the homepage, among other things, systems for military applications.
How long the restriction will last on BER is unclear. In the early Sunday morning it was said in a treadmill on the airport website: “Due to a technical disorder, there are longer waiting times.”
The online check-in on BER works, as it was said from the airport. The airport also recommended that the possibilities in the terminals to be used and check it up on the machines and also give up the luggage. However, this is not possible for people with a wheelchair, with strollers or locking luggage. These would have to continue to use the switches.
Other large German airports are probably not affected
The airports Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf and Hamburg did not report not to be affected in the morning. In Hanover, Dresden, Leipzig/Halle, Nuremberg, Bremen and Cologne it was also said that the operation was normal. The airport in Münster, on the other hand, was affected on Friday evening around 10:00 p.m., said a spokeswoman. However, one was able to switch to your own IT within 30 minutes. There were no effects for passengers. The WDR had previously reported about it.
It is unclear whether other airports are affected. So far, other European airports have not reported any problems.
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Source: Stern
