TERRORISM Airport check-ins disrupted?

[Jubilee on Earth]

I just got this in my email this morning from my employer's travel agent. I can't find anything online, but only did a quick search. I have to get on a conference call here in a sec. Can anyone find anything on this?

Thanks.



Dear Client,

Air passengers are suffering major disruption at airports around the world after computer check-in systems crashed. Problems have been reported at airports including London's Heathrow and Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Zurich, Melbourne, Johannesburg, Changi in Singapore and Washington DC's Reagan Airport. Travelers endured long waits at check-in desks after the outage from about 10.30am on Thursday. The problem has been affecting Amadeus Altea software used by 125 airlines and appeared to also have hit some online check-ins.

Amadeus, the company that provides the software, confirmed it is experiencing a "network issue that is causing disruption". In a statement at shortly after midday, it said: "Technical teams are working on the problem, services are gradually being restored."

Clients flying all over are advised to check the status of their flight(s) prior to departure.

 

[Vtshooter]

Short article on WaPo says it was a brief problem, and makes it sound like everything is back to normal.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Anyone who flies today, except for a screaming emergency, is feeding the beast. Don’t feed the beast.

 

[Red Baron]

Fair Use Cited
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International airports hit by computer system crash

UPDATE: MORE than 100 airports around the world are in chaos after a systems crash, with Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra airports also affected.

News Corp Australia Network¤]September 29, 201712:35am

PLANE passengers at a more than 100 international airports are suffering major disruptions after computer check-in systems crashed.

There are reported problems at airports including London¡¯s Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Changi in Singapore, Johannesburg, Zurich, New York, South Korea, South Africa, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra in Australia, as well as Washington DC¡¯s Reagan Airport.

Passengers have been enduring long waits at check-in desks for flights on British Airways, Air France, KLM, Qantas, Lufthansa and Southwest airlines.

In Melbourne, travellers tweeted that there were problems for those with flights booked at Qatar Airways and Qantas.

Melbourne Airport has tweeted that check-in is now proceeding.

The problem is affecting Amadeus Altea check-in software, The xxxxxxxxx UK reports.

It is used by 125 airlines, both at airports and online.

Heathrow Airport has confirmed that airlines at terminals 2, 3 and 4 have been experiencing systems problems.

¡°A small number of airlines are currently experiencing intermittent issues with their check-in systems at airports around the world ¡ª including at Heathrow,¡± a spokeswoman said.

¡°Passengers will still be able to check-in for their flight, although the process may take slightly longer than usual.

¡°We are working closely with our airlines to help resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.¡±

Gatwick said the situation as a ¡°momentary IT glitch¡± and said it was not causing flight delays, and the system was back up and running.

According to The Mirror in London, IT firm Amadeus, the software¡¯s creator, said: ¡°Amadeus confirms that during the morning, we experienced a network issue that caused disruption to some of our systems. As a result of the incident, customers experienced disruption to certain services.

¡°Amadeus technical teams took immediate action to identify the cause of the issue and restore services as quickly as possible. That action is ongoing with services gradually being restored. Amadeus regrets any inconvenience caused to customers.¡±

It declined to comment on whether hackers was behind the problem.

It was unclear when all systems would be back up and running.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...h/news-story/3c82e6e312223ee279c9256725fc5a9a

 

[Trivium Pursuit]

flying early tomorrow afternoon, I'll be watching this closely in the morning.

 

[Texican]

Anyone who flies today, except for a screaming emergency, is feeding the beast. Don’t feed the beast.

Dennis,

Which beast are you talking about????

Texican....

 

[Jonas Parker]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-...ust-crashed-globally-could-power-grid-be-next

Airports Systems Just Crashed Globally; Could The Power Grid Be Next?
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Sep 29, 2017 10:38 AM

Airport computer systems crashed around the globe yesterday. The crash caused passenger delays, angst, and fright among travelers, but a more ominous question has arisen in light of this glitch. Could the next failure be a worldwide power grid outage?

Thousands of travelers were grounded yesterday when a computer glitch took down check-in systems at more than 100 airports worldwide. The crash left passengers waiting in long lines at counters while trying to check-in for their flights. T Amadeus Alta, the company that provides the software, confirmed it is experiencing a “network issue that is causing disruption,” The Telegraph reported.

The glitch affected even massive airports, such London’s Heathrow International Airport, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C. “Technical teams are working on the problem, services are gradually being restored,” the software company said. After a few hours, officials at Gatwick and Heathrow airports said their systems were “back up and running” after the “momentary IT glitch,” adding there may be a delay due to the outage.

A statement on the glitch read, “A small number of airlines are currently experiencing intermittent issues with their check-in systems at airports around the world — including at Heathrow.”

It continued, “Passengers will still be able to check-in for their flight, although the process may take slightly longer than usual.”

Passengers took to social media to complain about the crash.

Paul Harapin @paulharapin
The @Qantas check in system down. Massive queues in Hong Kong. Not sure why they can't get this right
6:43 AM - Sep 28, 2017

Peter White @peterwhite1997
What is going on @HeathrowAirport with @ThaiAirways checkin, this is quickly becoming a joke!
6:11 AM - Sep 28, 2017 · Hillingdon, London

According to Fox News, it is still unclear when all the systems will be back up and running, but it begs the question: what if a power grid failure is next?

It isn’t like it’s never happened, but it may only be a matter of time before it occurs on a massive scale.

In December of 2015, 230,000 people in Western Ukraine lost power after 30 substations were mysteriously shut off. Contrary to what most people assumed at the time, this wasn’t an innocuous power outage. The authorities would later admit that the loss of power was caused by a cyber attack, which marked the first time that malware was successfully used to attack a power grid. A similar, albeit more sophisticated cyber attack, occurred one year later just outside of Kiev. Given the current tensions between Russia and Ukraine, it’s widely believed that the Russian government was responsible for these incidents.

However, there’s more to this story than meets the eye. A computer security company has been investigating these attacks, and has discovered the malware that was used to take down the grid. They’ve found that it’s far more dangerous and easier to use than anyone realized before.

It may not necessarily be malicious malware that takes down the grid either. Even solar flares can cause some incredibly intense issues.

Most policy makers have not taken the threat of an earth-directed solar flare seriously, even though a senior member of the Congressional Homeland Security Committee recently warned that there is a 100% Chance of a Severe Geo-Magnetic Event Capable of Crippling Our Electric Grid.

If such an event were to happen Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, who has advised people to develop individual preparedness plans based on the threat of massive solar flares or electro-magnetic pulse detonations, says that it would take upwards of 18 months to bring the grid back online because of a decaying national infrastructure. –SHTFPlan

With the crash of the airport system affecting people worldwide, imagine how much chaos would ensue should the power grid go down over most of earth.

 

[TBonz]

Sometimes flying is necessary. I fly perhaps once or twice a year max and that is more than enough.