Big cyber attack on Europe’s airports! Flights from Heathro and Brussels canceled, thousands of passengers stranded

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Big cyber attack on Europe’s airports! Flights from Heathro and Brussels canceled, thousands of passengers stranded


Airline services affected by cyber attack

The attack affected the services of the Collies Aerospace, which provides check-in and boarding systems to airlines and airports around the world. The company confirmed that technical disturbances are related to cyber attack and their team is trying to solve it as soon as possible.

Trouble at Heathro and Brussels Airport

  • Heathro Airport: Passengers were warned that the departure could be delayed. People were appealed to continue to investigate the status of their flights.
  • Brussels Airport: Automatic check-in and boarding completely closed, employees adopted the manual process.
  • Berlin Airport: Due to the technical problem, the check-in may wait long, although the solution attempt continues rapidly.
  • The airport administration admitted that it had a direct impact on time of flights and many flights had to be canceled.

Relief at Poland and other airports

  • Frankfurt and Zurich Airport continued to work normally and made it clear that the attack on their services had no effect.
  • Poland Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Affairs Minister Krisstof Gavkowski made a statement that his country’s airports are safe. Officials are monitoring the situation and in touch with other European countries.