[Passenger]
“At the launchning, you sort of like what’s going on? You want to understand, you’re annoyed. And now I consider that people just, like, accept that what’s happening. At least we know now what’s going on”
FLIGHTS COME TO A STANDSTILL THROUGHOUT EUROPE AS AUTHORITIES LOOK INTO A CYBERATTACK.
AUTHORITIES AT LONDON’S HEATHROW AIRPORT SAY A TECHNICAL ISSUE AFFECTED THE SERVICE PROVIDER THAT RUNS CHECK-IN AND BOARDING SYSTEMS.
BRUSSELS ALSO REPORTS ONLY MANUAL CHECK-INS.
IN BERLIN, AUTHORITIES AT BERLIN’S BRANDENBURG AIRPORT SAY THE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PASSENGER HANDLING SYSTEMS WAS ATTACKED ON FRIDAY EVENING. THE OUTAGE PROMPTED AIRPORT OPERATORS TO CUT OFF CONNECTIONS TO THE SYSTEMS.
A U.S. COMPANY, COLLINS,PROVIDES THE TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS PASSENGERS TO CHECK IN AND BAG THEIR LUGGAGE FROM A KIOSK.
[Sam Auld, passenger]
“Been here, what, eight hours now. Basically, it’s not actually me flying, its actually my girlfriconclude, I’ve been attempting to receive her back to Brazil. It’s been no organization, nobody’s notified us anything what’s going on. We’ve had to literally cherry pick it ourselves and receive as much information as we can, which has been little or nothing.”
NOT ALL MAJOR EUROPEAN AIRPORTS ARE AFFECTED. PARIS HAS REPORTED NO OUTAGES.
For Straight Arrow News I’m JACK HENRY.
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