Heads up, jet-setters! 🌍✈️
A widespread cyberattack on Collins Aerospace – the tech brain behind check-in and boarding systems at airports worldwide – threw a wrench in travel plans at London’s Heathrow (the continent’s busiest hub), Brussels, Berlin, Dublin and Cork on Saturday.
For our South Asia crew eyeing Euro trips – from Mumbai to Madrid – this glitch is the ultimate travel buzzkill. 🎒🍷
At Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin alone, aviation data guru Cirium flagged 29 departures and arrivals cancelled, among hundreds of flights scheduled. 😬
RTX (Collins’ parent) confirmed a "cyber-related disruption" in its software took out electronic check-ins and baggage drops. The fix? Manual check-in ops – slower but doable, like scribbling your boarding pass the old-school way.
Travellers caught up told the same story: "We’ve been left in the dark" at Heathrow, while in Berlin, people only heard there was a "technical fault." Cue the frustration and "why me?" vibes. 😣
If you’ve got a Euro connection coming up, double-check with your airline before heading to the airport – better safe than stuck. And pack a power bank: you might be swiping screens for updates. 🔋📱
Experts say cyberattacks on aviation tech are on the rise, testing how airports respond when digital systems glitch. For now, manual check-ins are the stop-gap, but travellers are hoping for a swift software fix – because who wants to miss their flight? ⏳💺
Stay tuned for updates, and safe travels! 🧳✨
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Passengers stranded at major European airports after cyberattack
cgtn.com
