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European airports try to resume normality after hacker attack

Published on September 21, 2025

Passenger line at Heathrow airport in London after cyber attack. Passengers faced long lines, cancellations and delays;Although interruption has decreased significantly, flight delays and cancellations continue Listen to News Readme 0:00 1.0x Sign up and receive new content: Ok Advertising Some of Europe's largest airports struggle to restore normal operations on Sunday, after Hackers interrupted online check-in systems-to the point that Brussels asking the airlines to cancel half of Monday's flight takeoffs due to persistent problems. Hackers have attacked the supplier of RTX-owned Collins and Boarding Systems, interrupting Operations at Heathrow Airport, London, the busiest in Europe, Berlin airport and Brussels. Passengers faced long lines, cancellations and delays on Saturday.Although the interruption has significantly decreased in Berlin and Heathrow on Sunday, according to airport authorities and data, flight delays and cancellations continue. A Brussels Airport spokesman said Collins Aerospace had not yet delivered a safe and up-to-date version of the software needed to restore the total functionality, leading the airport to request flight cancellation on Monday. Brussels airport reported that 50 of the 257 takeoffs scheduled for Sunday was canceled to avoid long lines and last -minute cancellations.A day earlier, 25 of 234 planned first -time flights were canceled, the airport operator said. RTX, which was not immediately available to comment on Sunday, said on Saturday that it was working to correct the problem as soon as possible and that the interruption could be attenuated with manual check-in operations. The company said the incident impacted its muse software, used by several airlines. A passenger who flew from Brussels said the interruption of his trip was minimal. "For me, everything went as always. Those who have not checked online or have baggage to dispatch, they may have to wait a little," he said. Berlin airport reported on Sunday that some problems persisted, but that a manual alternative solution was implemented. "Occasionally, there are longer waiting times at check-in, boarding, luggage handling and luggage removal. The delays on starting flights today are within the standards of a normal operating day," he said. Heathrow reported on Sunday morning that the recovery work of the check-in system interruption continues and added that "the vast majority of flights continued to operate." An analysis of the Cirium aviation data provider said the delays in Heathrow were "low", Berlin had "moderate" delays, while Brussels had "significant" delays. Regional regulators said they were investigating the origin of the cyber attack, the latest in a series of attacks that reached sectors ranging from health to the automotive sector.