LONDON:

Major European airports including Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow were Saturday hit by a cyberattack on check-in systems that caused cancellations and long delays for thousands of passengers.

Dublin and Cork airports in Ireland were also affected, Dublin airport said on X, adding that it was experiencing "minor impacts" from "a Europe-wide software issue".

According to aviation watchdog Eurocontrol, the airports were "reporting disruptions in IT systems related to passenger handling."

At least 10 flights were cancelled out of Brussels Airport and another 17 delayed by over an hour after the system was hit by a "cyberattack" late Friday, the airport said.

"We have become aware of a cyber-related disruption to our MUSE software in select airports," airport service provide

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