On September 28, local time, more than a week after external service providers suffered cyber attacks,The information system of Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Germany has not returned to normalPassengers continue to face delays and flight cancellations.

According to the airport, the airport is still in "special circumstances" and the relevant IT system has not been repaired since the 19th cyber attack. As of noon on 28th, eight flights have been cancelled and six flights have been cancelled. The airport was originally scheduled to operate about 600 flights on the day, transporting 880,000 passengers.Full system recovery has no clear timetable.Repair work is expected to take several days.

On the 19th of this month, due to the cyber attack of Collins Aerospace Company of the United States, the external service provider of check-in and boarding system, the operation of airports in many countries in Europe was seriously affected.

It is understood that the target of the cyberattack was Collins Aerospace¡¯s electronic systems involving passenger loading and luggage processing links. Part of the repair cabinets were affected, but passengers could still use airport self-help equipment to handle boarding procedures and luggage shipping. The airport has temporarily enabled the backup baggage processing system to maintain operation. According to the airport spokesman, the repair process is more complex than originally expected and the progress is delayed again.

In addition to Berlin, the attack also affected several European airports such as Brussels, Dublin and London Heathrow in different degrees. The EU Cybersecurity Agency confirmed that the incident was a ransomware-driven attack, in which hackers sought ransom through encrypted data and systems. A suspect has been arrested by the UK, but was later released under limited conditions.