Chaos at European Airports for the Third Consecutive Day Following Cyber Attack

Major European airports are experiencing severe disruptions for the third consecutive day, following a cyber attack that targeted a major IT service provider, causing widespread chaos in travel and air transportation operations.

The cyber strike, which occurred on the evening of last Friday, affected the systems of "Collins Aerospace", a technology service provider relied upon by several major airports in Europe, leading to widespread failures in ground services and check-in systems.

Among the most affected airports is the German capital's Berlin airport, which is preparing today Monday to receive more than 95,000 passengers, a figure that exceeds the usual rates, which typically range between 75 and 85,000.

A spokesperson for Berlin airport told the German news agency (DPA) that this increase in passenger numbers is partly due to the return of thousands of participants in the Berlin Marathon that took place yesterday, putting additional pressure on operational teams.

The airport management urged travelers to complete their travel procedures electronically if possible, and to use self-service kiosks for baggage check-in, to alleviate the burden on ground staff.

Other major airports, such as Dublin, Brussels, and London Heathrow, are still suffering from the effects of the cyber attack.

Brussels airport requested airlines to cancel half of the scheduled flights for departure today, and advised passengers to arrive two to three hours before their flight departure times to avoid delays.

At London Heathrow, staff began efforts yesterday to restore operations to normal.

According to the airport management, "the vast majority of flights are expected to operate on time," despite ongoing check-in issues until yesterday afternoon.

At Dublin airport, 13 flights were canceled by Sunday afternoon, as efforts to restore the affected technical systems continued.

For its part, the European air traffic management agency "Eurocontrol" confirmed that the disruptions specifically affected Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, and Heathrow airports due to the failure of ground services.

Meanwhile, no significant impacts were recorded at other major German airports.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the motives remain unknown.

Reports indicate that investigations are ongoing amid fears of similar cyber attacks that could target critical infrastructure in the European air transport sector.