Berlin: More than two weeks after a cyberattack on an IT service provider at Berlin's international airport, the electronic passenger handling system has been repaired, a spokeswoman told dpa in response to a query on Sunday. 'The central system of the service provider Collins Aerospace has been back online since Sunday morning,' she said.
According to Ghana News Agency, IT specialists from the airport company began conducting extensive security tests over the weekend. She said these have so far been successful. 'From Monday, the airlines will be gradually reconnected to the system,' the spokeswoman added.
The check-in counters and boarding gates will then be gradually reconnected according to a coordinated reactivation plan, which should also normalize the situation for travellers, who recently faced lengthy waiting times to check in, board, and claim their baggage.
The airport service provider was hacked on September 19. Several airports in Europe were affected, bringing down electronic systems used for passenger and baggage handling. The check-in counters were worst affected. Since then, the airlines have managed partly by checking in passengers manually and partly using external technology.
