{"id":438079,"date":"2025-09-20T08:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/438079\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T08:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:10:12","slug":"flight-cancellations-and-delays-expected-after-cyberattack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/438079\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight cancellations and delays expected after cyberattack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flight cancellations and large delays are expected after an overnight cyberattack at a European airport.<\/p>\n

Brussels Airport in Belgium announced it was hit by a cyberattack on Friday night.<\/p>\n

A statement released by the airport said the target of the attack was “the service provider for the check-in and boarding systems affecting several European airports”.<\/p>\n

As a result of the attack, “only manual check-in and boarding is possible”.<\/p>\n

The statement added: “This has a large impact on the flight schedule and will unfortunately cause delays and cancellations of flights.”<\/p>\n

The airport’s own systems are thought to be unaffected.<\/p>\n

It is understood that the service provider is working to resolve the problems.<\/p>\n

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The incident is expected to cause delays and even flight cancellations (file photo)<\/p>\n

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Anyone with a flight on Saturday has been advised to arrive in plenty of time to allow for delays at check-in.<\/p>\n

The airport suggested that for flights within the Schengen area passengers should arrive two hours in advance, and for those outside the Schengen area, arrive three hours early.<\/p>\n

The three runway airport is the largest in Belgium, and so far this year has handled nearly 14 million passengers.<\/p>\n

According to data released in June by Thales, an aerospace company, there was a 600 per cent rise in cyberattacks in the aviation sector in one year.<\/p>\n

Ivan Fontarensky, CTO of Cyber Detection and Response at Thales, said: “The aviation industry has become a digital battlefield with significant economic and geopolitical interests at stake.”<\/p>\n

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