{"id":23662,"date":"2025-09-21T15:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T12:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662"},"modified":"2025-09-21T15:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T12:59:54","slug":"european-airports-snarled-by-cyberattack-disruption-to-stretch-into-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662","title":{"rendered":"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"context-widget-module__container__b9mKr article-body-module__context_widget__sq1EI\" data-testid=\"ContextWidget\">\n<div class=\"context-widget-module__content__lI1uo\">\n<ul class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\" data-testid=\"Summary\">\n<li class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\" data-testid=\"Body\">RTX hit by &#8216;cyber-related disruption&#8217; in airport software<\/li>\n<li class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\" data-testid=\"Body\">London&#8217;s Heathrow, airports in Berlin, Brussels disrupted<\/li>\n<li class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\" data-testid=\"Body\">Electronic check-in, baggage drop affected, RTX says<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">BRUSSELS\/FRANKFURT\/LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) &#8211; A cyberattack at a provider of check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations on Saturday at several major European airports including London&#8217;s Heathrow, the continent&#8217;s busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The disruption is the latest in a string of hacks targeting governments and companies across the world, hitting sectors from healthcare and\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/cybersecurity\/uk-military-personnels-data-accessed-hack-bbc-reports-2024-05-06\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">defence<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/ms-digital-chief-exits-months-after-damaging-hack-2025-09-11\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">retail<\/a>\u00a0and autos. A\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/retail-consumer\/uk-working-closely-with-jaguar-land-rover-after-cyber-incident-2025-09-19\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">recent breach<\/a>\u00a0at luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover brought its production to a halt.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">Saturday&#8217;s problems were centered on MUSE software made by Collins Aerospace, which provides systems for several airlines at airports globally, airports said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">RTX\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/RTX.N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">(RTX.N), opens new tab<\/a>, Collins Aerospace&#8217;s parent company, said it was aware of a &#8220;cyber-related disruption&#8221; to the software at selected airports, without naming them.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">Heathrow Airport said it was among those affected. Brussels Airport and Berlin Airport were also affected, they said separately. Hours later, Dublin Airport said it was also facing minor impact from the issue, along with Cork Airport, Ireland&#8217;s second biggest after Dublin.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__heading_6__u1KdJ heading-module__base__p-zaD heading-module__heading_6__-zrtS article-body-module__heading__KTJKz\" data-testid=\"Heading\">ELECTRONIC CHECK-IN IMPACTED<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">&#8220;The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations,&#8221; RTX said in an emailed statement, adding that it was working to fix the issue as quickly as possible.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-module__element__5eCce\" data-testid=\"element\">\n<div class=\"divider-container-module__container__MpXC- default divider-container-module__max-width__KpWSo\" data-testid=\"ResponsiveAdSlot\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot-module__container__VEdre ad-slot-module__fixed-height__W8iWX\">\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">It did not give any information on who might be behind the attack.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">At Heathrow, Berlin and Brussels, 29 flight departures and arrivals had been cancelled as of 1130 GMT, aviation data provider Cirium said. In total, 651 departures were scheduled from Heathrow, 228 from Brussels and 226 from Berlin on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-8\">Officials in Brussels said there had been four flight diversions, as well as &#8220;delays on most of the departing flights.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-9\">Brussels Airport said it had asked airlines to cancel half of their scheduled departing flights on Sunday to avoid long queues and late cancellations, signalling that the disruption would continue through the weekend.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-10\">A European Commission spokesperson said there were currently no indications of a &#8220;widespread or severe attack&#8221; and that the origin of the incident was still under investigation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-module__element__5eCce\" data-testid=\"element\">\n<div lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"Dianomi\">\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-11\">These kinds of sweeping outages are typically the result either of ransomware attacks, where online extortionists paralyse corporate networks in the hope of payment, or deliberate digital sabotage.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-12\">Rafe Pilling, director of threat intelligence at cybersecurity company Sophos, said the impact of the incident highlighted &#8220;the fragile and interdependent nature of the digital ecosystem underpinning air travel.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-module__element__5eCce\" dir=\"ltr\" data-testid=\"gallery-0\">\n<div class=\"\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"PrimaryGalleryWrapper\">\n<div class=\"primary-gallery-module__carousel-container__mN4kV\" data-testid=\"Carousel\">\n<div class=\"carousel-module__scroller__AaSdQ carousel-module__snap__n7BAO carousel-module__always_stop__mHcFK primary-gallery-module__carousel__gWggp\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"carousel-module__slide__kv2IV primary-gallery-module__slide__Y-sve\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"CarouselSlide\">\n<div class=\"primary-gallery-module__image__V9PcH with-spinner-module__loading__zTvre\" data-testid=\"Image\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-gallery-module__detail__smFzD article-body-module__figcaption__x2MkY\" data-testid=\"GalleryDetails\">\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-13\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen huge impact across retail and currently automotive in the UK this year,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The threat is significant and very real.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-14\">Several breach-tracking websites have previously said that Collins Aerospace was hit by ransom-seeking hackers in 2023. The company did not return a message seeking comment on those allegations or details about Saturday&#8217;s incident.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__heading_6__u1KdJ heading-module__base__p-zaD heading-module__heading_6__-zrtS article-body-module__heading__KTJKz\" data-testid=\"Heading\">PASSENGERS LEFT IN THE DARK<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-15\">Passengers with a flight scheduled for Saturday were advised by the affected airports to confirm their travel with airlines before heading to the airport.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-16\">Berlin Airport said on its website there were longer waiting times at check-in and it was working on a quick solution. Frankfurt Airport\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/FRAG.DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">(FRAG.DE), opens new tab<\/a>, Germany&#8217;s largest, was not affected, a spokesperson said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-17\">&#8220;I arrived here at the airport station at about quarter past nine, and we haven&#8217;t been told anything except that there was a technical fault,&#8221; Kim Reisen told Reuters at Berlin Airport.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-18\">&#8220;Of course, online you can read that it was probably a cyberattack, and now we&#8217;re waiting here to see what happens.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-19\">Another traveller, Siegfried Schwarz, said such an attack was &#8220;incomprehensible&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-20\">&#8220;I also find it inexplicable that, with today&#8217;s technology, there&#8217;s no way to defend yourself against something like that.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-21\">EasyJet\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/EZJ.L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">(EZJ.L), opens new tab<\/a>, among Europe&#8217;s biggest airlines, said it was\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/easyjet-says-airport-system-issue-not-expected-impact-its-saturday-flights-2025-09-20\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">operating as normal<\/a>\u00a0and did not expect the issue to impact its flights for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-22\">Ryanair\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/RYA.I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">(RYA.I), opens new tab<\/a>\u00a0and British Airways owner IAG\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/ICAG.L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">(ICAG.L), opens new tab<\/a>\u00a0did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-23\">U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/DAL.N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">(DAL.N), opens new tab<\/a>\u00a0said it expected minimal impact, adding it had implemented a workaround to minimise disruption. United Airlines\u00a0<a class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/UAL.O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">(UAL.O), opens new tab<\/a>\u00a0said the issue was &#8220;causing minor departure delays,&#8221; but it had not cancelled any flights.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-24\">British transport minister Heidi Alexander said she was receiving regular updates on the situation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\" data-testid=\"paragraph-25\">British and German cyber defence authorities said they were in touch with their respective airports over the matter.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-module__element__5eCce\">\n<p class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\" data-testid=\"SignOff\">Reporting by Sabine Siebold in Brussels, Christoph Steitz in Frankfurt, Muvija M in London; Additional reporting by Raphael Satter in Washington, John Revill in Zurich, Marek Strzelecki in Warsaw, and Gnaneshwar Rajan and Disha Mishra in Bengaluru. Additional reporting by Marta Fiorin, Martin Schlicht, Tanja Daube and Lena Toepler. Editing by Kirsten Donovan, Mark Potter, Gareth Jones and Jane Merriman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RTX hit by &#8216;cyber-related disruption&#8217; in airport software London&#8217;s Heathrow, airports in Berlin, Brussels disrupted Electronic check-in, baggage drop affected, RTX says BRUSSELS\/FRANKFURT\/LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) &#8211; A cyberattack at a provider of check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations on Saturday at several major European airports including London&#8217;s Heathrow, the continent&#8217;s busiest, causing flight delays &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":null,"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[92,96,102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airports","category-aviation-world","category-featured-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday - aviation news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RTX hit by &#8216;cyber-related disruption&#8217; in airport software London&#8217;s Heathrow, airports in Berlin, Brussels disrupted Electronic check-in, baggage drop affected, RTX says BRUSSELS\/FRANKFURT\/LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) &#8211; A cyberattack at a provider of check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations on Saturday at several major European airports including London&#8217;s Heathrow, the continent&#8217;s busiest, causing flight delays &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"aviation news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088552298353\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-21T12:59:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"adminnews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@aviationne428\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@aviationne428\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"adminnews\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"adminnews\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3\"},\"headline\":\"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-21T12:59:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662\"},\"wordCount\":837,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Airports\",\"Aviation world\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662\",\"name\":\"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday - aviation news\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-21T12:59:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg\",\"width\":728,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?p=23662#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/\",\"name\":\"aviation news\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"aviation news\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/aviation-news-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/aviation-news-logo.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":154,\"caption\":\"aviation news\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=100088552298353\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/aviationne428\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3\",\"name\":\"adminnews\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aviationnews-inetrnational.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aviation-news.info\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday - aviation news","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday","og_description":"RTX hit by &#8216;cyber-related disruption&#8217; in airport software London&#8217;s Heathrow, airports in Berlin, Brussels disrupted Electronic check-in, baggage drop affected, RTX says BRUSSELS\/FRANKFURT\/LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) &#8211; A cyberattack at a provider of check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations on Saturday at several major European airports including London&#8217;s Heathrow, the continent&#8217;s busiest, causing flight delays &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662","og_site_name":"aviation news","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088552298353","article_published_time":"2025-09-21T12:59:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":728,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"adminnews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@aviationne428","twitter_site":"@aviationne428","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"adminnews","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662"},"author":{"name":"adminnews","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/person\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3"},"headline":"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday","datePublished":"2025-09-21T12:59:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662"},"wordCount":837,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg","articleSection":["Airports","Aviation world","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662","name":"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday - aviation news","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-21T12:59:54+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg","width":728,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=23662#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/","name":"aviation news","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#organization","name":"aviation news","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aviation-news-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aviation-news-logo.png","width":500,"height":154,"caption":"aviation news"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088552298353","https:\/\/x.com\/aviationne428"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/#\/schema\/person\/02e91cef3ca1560c153b683711401bd3","name":"adminnews","sameAs":["https:\/\/aviationnews-inetrnational.com"],"url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68cedfaa0dfb81758388138-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}