Germany's Airports Disrupted by Federal Police IT Outage

Airports in Germany have been disrupted by an IT outage affecting federal police systems, leading to manual passenger checks. Despite the challenges, operations continue at facilities like Frankfurt airport. Federal police have yet to comment on the issue.

An information technology outage has caused widespread disruption at airports across Germany, affecting the federal police systems used for processing incoming passengers, according to the Bild newspaper.

Officers are now required to perform manual checks and tasks that the automated system previously handled, yet operations are still being managed effectively, reported a police spokesperson from Frankfurt airport, the busiest in Germany.

Federal police have not yet issued an official comment on the matter. (Reported by Matthias Williams, Edited by Friederike Heine)

(With inputs from agencies.)