Tension Saturday at several European airports. Berlin, Brussels and Heathrow (London) aerodromes suffer important delays and cancellations after being the subject of a cyber attack.
In the case of Brussels airport, it has been affected during the early morning by A cyber attack against your billing and shipping services provideras reported by the airport entity of the Belgian capital.
The incidence meant that the operations of check-in and embarkation had to be done manually. The entity ensures that the attack “has a great impact on the flight calendar and Unfortunately it will cause delays and flight cancellations“.
From the Brussels airport they advise all passengers with flight this Saturday, September 20 that Check the status of your flight with your airline before moving to the airport And just go if your flight is confirmed
A “technical problem” in Heathrow
The Heathrow London airport, the largest in Europe, has also reported in a letter published on Saturday that its billing and boarding provider experiences a “technical problem” that could cause delays to the exit passengers.
The notice has been launched through the social network X. “Collins Aerospace, which provides billing and shipping systems for several airlines in multiple airports worldwide, is experiencing a technical problem that can cause delays to passengers who come out“He said.
“While the supplier works to solve the problem quickly, we recommend to passengers to consult the status of their flight with their airline before traveling. We beg you to arrive at least three hours in advance for long distance flights or two hours for national flights. There are additional personnel available in billing areas to help and minimize interruptions, “he warned.
