German airport websites hit by suspected cyber attack
A day after a significant IT malfunction at Lufthansa left thousands of travellers stuck, the webpages of seven German airports were reportedly targeted by a probable cyber attack on Thursday, according to the ADV airport organisation. Düsseldorf, Nuremberg, and Dortmund were among the airports that were impacted, although the websites for Germany’s three largest airports—Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin—were unaffected.
Due to a technological malfunction, numerous German airport websites are no longer accessible. According to reports, the disruptions might be caused by cyber attack. The website issues have not interfered with airport operations, indicating that the IT problem appears to be limited to the online environment.
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Passengers will be impacted by further outages in the days ahead, particularly as other airports experience strikes. Even though websites occasionally experience problems and even go offline, it is unusual for several airport websites to do so at the same time.
It is assumed that these failures are the consequence of cyber attack directed at airport infrastructure given their proximity in time and form. None of these interruptions has, as of yet, affected airport operations. Before any flights are impacted by the outage, airport officials are working fast to address the problems and restore service to the websites.
The website breakdowns, which could cause operational hiccups in the upcoming days, occur just one day before a significant one-day walkout. A one-day airport employee strike has been organised for tomorrow, February 17, and will run the entire day.
Tourists are advised against flying tomorrow in Germany as the walkouts are expected to cause significant delays at airports throughout the nation. Tomorrow’s flights out of Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled by Lufthansa due to the strikes, causing major issues and lost reservations for travellers.
On the list of airports where a strike is anticipated, DUS is the only one impacted by the website outage. Yet, the strike’s large number of cancelled flights will undoubtedly create a domino effect that will affect almost all German airports.
For the next few days, this will cause airline disruptions across the nation and many neighbouring nations. The only thing that will fuel this upcoming storm is the website outages.
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The airports hit by the website disruptions are not the only ones this week to experience such setbacks. An IT issue on February 15, had a significant impact on the operations of the Lufthansa Group. All of the company’s airlines had delays as a result of the malfunction.
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) was closed to all arrivals as a result of the inconvenience. This resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights and hundreds of travellers’ travel plans. With all the flight cancellations and delays, the German air transit business is heading towards what appears to be a weekend to remember.
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