Brussels International Airport canceled more than 70 flights on Sunday

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 09. 22. 10:21

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Brussels Zaventem International Airport has cancelled 45 departures and 30 arrivals so far on Sunday following a cyberattack on its IT systems, with further cancellations, delays and long waits expected, the airport said in a statement on the website of the French-language Belgian daily Le Soir on Sunday.

Passengers at several European airports are also facing delays on Sunday after a cyberattack hit the check-in system provider on Saturday. According to the air traffic control organisation Eurocontrol, in addition to Brussels, Berlin, Dublin and London airports also reported disruptions due to IT problems.

At least 10 flights were cancelled at Brussels Airport on Saturday following the cyberattack, and 17 others were delayed by more than an hour, with long queues at check-in.

Ihsane Chioua Lekhli, a spokesperson for Zaventem Airport, said on Sunday that 45 of the 257 flights originally scheduled to depart were canceled on Sunday, and the airport also decided to cancel nearly 30 incoming flights. At least 18 of these affect flights operated by the Belgian airline Brussels Airlines. According to the airport’s website, flights to Budapest are not affected.

He said that most passenger check-in is done while checking paper passenger lists, which significantly increases waiting times. Waiting in lines and delays are expected. He said that further flight cancellations may occur, which will certainly have consequences for later departing and arriving aircraft. Six flights have been diverted to other nearby airports, he noted. He added that it is not yet clear how long the situation will last, but the airport is trying to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.

Brussels Airport advises passengers to check the status of their flights and only go to the airport if their journey is confirmed. Those with a flight should arrive at the airport on time: two hours before their scheduled departure for Schengen flights and three hours before for non-Schengen flights.

The newspaper reported later in the day that Brussels Airport had asked airlines to cancel at least half of their flights departing on Monday, as problems with the passenger check-in system remained unresolved.

A spokesman for the airport said that Collins Aerospace, the system provider, had not yet provided a secure, updated version of the software needed to restore full functionality.