00:01Never-ending queues and mounting frustration at airports across Europe after a major cyberattack hits check-in and boarding systems,
00:10quibbling air traffic and causing widespread delays.
00:14Airports are urging travelers to check their flight status before heading out
00:19and apologizing for the disruption caused by the unprecedented digital breach.
00:25It's a cyberattack on an external company that handles check-ins and boarding of passengers.
00:33The system can't be used now. We have to ingest data manually.
00:37And this takes a longer time for passengers with delays and cancellation queues as a result.
00:48The cyberattack targeting Collins Aerospace Systems is disrupting baggage services as well,
00:54crippling operations in Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow.
01:00This is not common at all. Collins Aerospace, who have been affected by this cyberattack,
01:06is one of the biggest aviation and defence companies in the world, employing over 80,000 people.
01:13And it's deeply worrying that a company of that stature, who normally have such resilient systems in place, have been affected.
01:21This is a very clever cyberattack indeed, because it's affected a number of airlines and airports at the same time.
01:28Not just one airport or one airline, but they've got into the core system that enables airlines to effectively check in many of their passengers
01:39at different desks at different airports around Europe.
01:43From Japan to Germany, cyberattacks and tech outages have hit airports worldwide in the past,
01:52exposing the growing risks of a hyper-connected aviation industry.
01:56As air travel leans on digital systems, one failure can bring global skies to a halt.
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