Overview

• BER warns of longer waits depending on the airline, advises travelers to check with carriers, and reports few cancellations.
• The airport expects about 90,000 passengers on Friday and nearly 96,000 on Sunday for the holiday period.
• Self-service kiosks and automated bag drop remain available, and several airlines have installed interim systems using their own equipment.
• Collins Aerospace aims to restore core IT by Sunday, with tests planned over the weekend and airline reactivation targeted from Monday.
• Rising drone activity and supply-chain vulnerabilities are prompting calls for state-backed defenses, with DFS counting 144 drone-related incidents this year and proposals for Bundeswehr support and police shoot-down authority.