"experiencing a technical issue which may cause delays for departing passengers,"
"limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations."
"a very clever cyber-attack indeed, because it's affected a number of airlines and airports at the same time."
"I am really surprised and shocked by this. Collins is owned by RTX, which is the world's biggest defence and aviation company. Collins supplies the UK government, it supplies other government's around the world,"
Passengers at Heathrow and several European airports experienced severe disruption after a cyber-attack hit Collins Aerospace, a provider of check-in and boarding systems for multiple airlines. Collins Aerospace said it was "experiencing a technical issue which may cause delays for departing passengers," and that the incident was "limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations." Heathrow warned of long queues, with passengers facing at least three-hour waits and advised to check with airlines. Aviation experts warned the attack affected multiple carriers simultaneously and expressed deep concern because Collins is owned by RTX and supplies governments. The incident follows other Russia-linked cyber intrusions and coincides with reported Russian airspace incursions into Estonia.
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