Cyberattack at major European airports: "Brussels airport is the worst affected"
Europe • Sep 20, 2025, 1:41 PM
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"Brussels airport is the worst affected by this outage", said Dave Keating, FRANCE 24's Correspondent in Brussels, Belgium. "There are lots of scenes of chaos at the airport with lots of flights cancelled and lots of flights delayed. The airport is telling people 'don't come, unless you have it confirmed that your flight is actually taking off'."
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Airports across Europe, including London’s Heathrow, are warning of delays after a “technical issue” disrupted check-in and boarding systems. Brussels Airport attributed the problem to a cyberattack, reporting 10 flight cancellations and delays of over a
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