A ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace, a company that provides check-in systems at various airports in Europe, causes disorders across the continent for the fourth consecutive day.
From this writing, According to Flightradar24A site that monitors the air traffic live, London’s Heathrow Airport has 90% of the flights delayed, with an average delay of 29 minutes. Brussels Airport has delayed 88% of flights, with an average delay of 43 minutes. Berlin Airport in Brandenburg has delayed 94% of flights, with an average delay of one hour. And Dublin Airport has delayed 91% of flights, with an average delay of 26 minutes.
Dublin Airport spokesman Graeme McQueen told TechCrunch in a statement that “there is no timetable at the time to implement a solution” as airlines “continue to develop manual solutions while work continues to determine IT issues.
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Brussels Airport wrote to x That awaits “limited disorders” on Tuesday and Wednesday. On its official website, Said the airport “The service provider is actively working on the matter and trying to resolve the problem as soon as possible. It is not yet clear when the issue will be resolved.”
Ihsane Chioua Lekhli, a spokesman for Brussels Airport, told TechCrunch that “over 90% of scheduled flights can depart today, but there are some delays”.
A warning about Berlin Airport official website Said “there are longer waiting times.”
Dennis Dobrowolski, a representative of the Berlin Airport, told Techcrunch that “businesses at the airport have continued to stabilize” but “delays may occur for departures as well as for handling and luggage delivery”.
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A Heathrow spokesman did not respond to a request for comments.
On Monday, the European Security Service at Enisa cyberspace confirmed that airport disorders were due to a ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace.
RTX, the company holding Collins Aerospace, did not respond to a request for comments about the state of recovery after Cyberettack.
This story has been informed to include comments from representatives about Brussels and the Berlin airports.
