A number of flights cancelled today as Dublin Airport continues to recover from weekend chaos

"The cascading crisis began on Friday night when Collins Aerospace - which provides the check-in and boarding software used by airports in London, Brussels and Berlin - was targeted by a suspected cyber attack, resulting in delays to flights. Some airlines in Dublin were still checking in passengers manually yesterday amid the continued disruption and at least 13 flights in or out of Dublin that used Terminal 2 were cancelled."

"In an unrelated incident, an estimated 12,000 people were evacuated from Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 for about 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon ­after a suspicious device was found in the luggage of a passenger in Terminal 2, triggering the highest level of security response. The evacuation began at 11.40am, with thousands of people were shepherded to set-down areas outside the terminal buildings while gardaí and the Defence Forces' Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team examined a piece of luggage."

"The evacuation led to the cancellation of about a dozen flights and caused delays of up to two hours for check-in and bag drop. Brussels, Heathrow and Berlin ­airports were still battling to restore normal operations yesterday after hackers disrupted automatic check-in systems, with Brussels asking airlines to cancel half of today's flight departures due to persistent problems. Hackers on Friday targeted check-in and boarding systems provider Collins Aerospace, owned by RTX, disrupting operations at the airports."

A suspected cyberattack on Collins Aerospace's check-in and boarding software disrupted automatic systems at London, Brussels, Berlin and Dublin airports, creating long queues, cancellations and delays. Dublin continued some manual check-ins and cancelled at least 13 Terminal 2 flights. Separately, about 12,000 people were evacuated from Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 for roughly 90 minutes after a suspicious device was found in passenger luggage, prompting the highest security response. Gardaí and the Defence Forces EOD team examined the luggage, declared it safe and ongoing inquiries were reported. The evacuation caused about a dozen flight cancellations and check-in and bag-drop delays up to two hours.

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