Berlin airport operations still disrupted as marathon runners try to head home | World News

Passengers are seen in front of the check-in counters in Terminal 1 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Sch’nefeld, Germany after a widespread cyberattack on European airports. (Photo: dpa via AP)

Operations at the Berlin airport were still disrupted on Monday after a cyberattack over the weekend knocked out passenger check-in systems, leading to delays of over an hour for runners in town for the Berlin Marathon who were trying to head home.

Hackers targeted check-in and boarding systems provider Collins Aerospace, owned RTX on Friday, disrupting operations at London’s Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, as well as in Brussels and Berlin.
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More than 92,000 passengers were expected at Berlin airport on Monday, more than the normal due to the marathon, said an airport spokesperson, with work being done to keep disruptions to a minimum.

Travellers should use their respective airline’s online check-in service if possible, added the spokesperson.

Collins said in a statement early Monday that it was working with impacted airports and airline customers, and was in the final stages of completing the updates needed to restore full functionality.