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Brussels Airport Cancels or Diverts 44 Flights After Cyberattack on Check-In Provider

Collins Aerospace reports a breach affecting its software, pushing multiple hubs to manual processing.

Overview

  • By Sunday morning, Brussels had cut 44 of 257 scheduled flights — 38 canceled and six rerouted — with recovery work ongoing.
  • The airport asked airlines to drop half of Sunday's departures to control queues and avoid late-hour cancellations.
  • Collins Aerospace confirmed cyber-related outages in its check-in software used at several airports.
  • Berlin-Brandenburg disconnected the affected system and switched to manual procedures, reporting delays but no mass cancellations.
  • Heathrow warned of potential delays, and officials said the disruption was limited to electronic check-in and baggage drop rather than core airport systems.