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A suspected cyberattack wrought havoc at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) yesterday. The Port of Seattle confirmed that multiple systems were taken offline without a timeline for restoration. This has now dragged into today’s operations.
The Port of Seattle, including SEA Airport, is experiencing an internet and web systems outage, which is impacting some systems at the airport. Passengers are encouraged to check with their airlines for the latest information for their flights. pic.twitter.com/GY6fbAHBg8
— Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport (@flySEA) August 24, 2024
The incident began yesterday morning with what (at the time) was called an outage. By the afternoon, systems were still down and passengers were advised to check with the airlines for details around their flight’s operation.
@seatac airport chaos with check in disruption due to cyber attack. will the line ever move? pic.twitter.com/TEOmDRxos4
— Linda Eckert, MD (@drlindaeckert) August 24, 2024
By 5:00 PM, 247 flights had been delayed and six were canceled, according to FlightAware. It’s unclear of the full impact of the outages. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is a hub for both Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines, but both claimed to maintain fairly normal operations despite the systems issues.
SeaTac was cyber-attacked today just after we left. I hear things were hella hairy, no luggage could be checked, boarding passes couldn't be printed, interwebs were down, eek!!
— Leslie Varney – Literary Agent & Queen of Nettles (@virtuallyleslie) August 25, 2024
This might just be PR as passengers reported lengthy lines, paper boarding passes, and manual boarding processes.
If you are traveling Sunday, please check with your airline for travel information, use airline apps to get your boarding pass and bag tags online, and allow extra time to get to SEA and to your gate.
— Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport (@flySEA) August 25, 2024
The exact cause has yet to be released with some claiming cyberattack and others blaming the incident on an electrical issue. Regardless, this has now trickled into Sunday and is still having an impact.
Anthony’s Take: Cyberattacks and system outages can make a mess of travel plans. If you’re flying to/from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) today, be prepared for delays and check with your carrier for flight details.
(Featured Image Credit: @drlindaeckert.)
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