MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot has warned of some possible flight cancellations after nationwide booking system outage on Monday. Aeroflot said that due to a
Russian Airlines Cancel Flights Due to Booking System Outage
Impact of Booking System Outage on Airlines
MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Russian airlines were forced to cancel some flights on Monday due to a nationwide outage of the Leonardo booking system which has since been fixed, the transport ministry said.
Affected Airlines and Flights
All major Russian airlines, including national flag carrier Aeroflot, had earlier warned of possible schedule disruptions, including changes to departure times and flight cancellations.
Cause of the Outage
The transport ministry in a statement did not name the affected carriers or destinations, but said officials would meet later on Monday "to analyse what happened and minimise the impact of the disruption on passengers."
Previous Cyberattack on Aeroflot
Russian state industrial conglomerate Rostec said that the problem in the Leonardo booking system had been caused by an "internal technical problem" at its provider, Sirena Travel.
Aeroflot was hit by a major cyberattack in July last year, disrupting travel across the world's biggest country. Two Ukrainian hacking groups claimed responsibility for that attack at the time.
(Reporting by Marina BobrovaWriting by Maxim Rodionov; editing by Andrew Osborn)
