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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Disruption continues at Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin airports after cyber-attack

People and their luggage at T4 London Heathrow airport on Saturday after flights were delayed and cancelled at European airports after an alleged cyber-attack targeted a service provider for check-in and boarding systems.
People and their luggage at Heathrow airport’s Terminal 4 on Saturday after flights were delayed. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/PA

Hundreds of thousands of passengers at Heathrow and Berlin airports faced flight delays on Sunday after a cyber-attack hit check-in desk software, while cancellations at Brussels airport suggested that disruption of Europe’s air travel would continue into Monday.

Airlines were forced to revert to slower manual check-ins from Friday night after the attack hit Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in desk technology to various airlines.

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