Significant flight cancellations and delays are expected at Brussels Airport in Belgium following the cyberattack that occurred on Friday night, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
A statement released by the airport this morning said: "There was a cyberattack on Friday night 19 September against the service provider for the check-in and boarding systems affecting several European airports including Brussels Airport.
"This means that at the moment only manual check-in and boarding is possible. The service provider is actively working on the issue and trying to resolve the problem as quickly as possible."
It added: " This has a large impact on the flight schedule and will unfortunately cause delays and cancellations of flights. We advise passengers with a flight on Saturday 20 September to:
- check their flight status with their airline before coming to the airport
- and only come to the airport if their flight is confirmed.
- Passengers with a confirmed flight should come to the airport in time (2 hours in advance for a flight withing the Schengen area and 3 hours for a flight outside the Schengen area)
- and follow the information channels of the airport for updates.
