European Airports Still Dealing With Disruptions Days After Ransomware Attack 

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People astatine T4 London Heathrow Airport, aft flights were delayed and cancelled astatine airports including Heathrow aft an alleged cyber onslaught targeted a work supplier for check-in and boarding systems.Image Credits:Maja Smiejkowska/PA Images / Getty Images

7:26 AM PDT · September 23, 2025

A ransomware onslaught against Collins Aerospace, a institution that provides check-in systems to respective airports successful Europe, is still causing disruptions crossed nan continent for nan 4th time successful a row.  

As of this writing, according to FlightRadar24, a website that monitors aerial postulation live, London’s Heathrow airdrome has 90% of flights delayed, pinch an mean hold of 29 minutes; Brussels airdrome has 88% of flights delayed, pinch an mean hold of 43 minutes; Berlin Brandenburg airdrome has 94% of flights delayed, pinch an mean hold of 1 hour; and Dublin airdrome has 91% of flights delayed pinch an mean hold of 26 minutes.  

Dublin airport’s spokesperson Graeme McQueen told TechCrunch successful a connection that “there is nary timeline astatine nan existent clip for a hole to beryllium implemented,” arsenic airlines “continue to deploy manual workarounds while activity continues to hole nan IT issues that person been affecting check-in and boarding systems.” 

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Brussel’s airdrome wrote connected X that it is expecting “limited disruptions” connected Tuesday and Wednesday. On its charismatic website, the airdrome said “the work supplier is actively moving connected nan rumor and trying to resoluteness nan problem arsenic quickly arsenic possible. At nan infinitesimal it is still unclear erstwhile nan rumor will beryllium resolved.” 

A informing connected Berlin’s airport’s official website said “there are longer waiting times.” 

Spokespeople for Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin’s airports did not respond to a petition for comment.  

On Monday, European cybersecurity agency ENISA confirmed that nan airdrome disruptions were owed to a ransomware onslaught against Collins Aerospace. 

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RTX, nan institution that owns Collins Aerospace did not respond to a petition for remark connected nan position of nan betterment aft nan cyberattack.

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