A person arrested for cyberattack blocking European airports

The man, who was arrested in West Sussex, England, on Tuesday evening, was detained on suspicion of criminal acts of the Computer Misuse Act, the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom said in a statement shared with CNN. He was released on parole.

“Although this arrest is a positive step, the investigation into this incident is in early stages and remains under way,” said Paul Foster, head of the NCA National Cyber Crimes Unit, in the statement,

The cybercrime is an ongoing global threat that continues to cause considerable disruption in the United Kingdom. Between our partners here and abroad, NCA is committed to reducing this threat in order to protect the British public,” he added.

Last Friday, the Collins Aerospace aviation company was targeted in the cyberattack, causing disruptions for passengers who were ready to leave cities including London, Brussels, Berlin and Dublin, CNN reports. Periscope.

Brussels Airport used iPads and laptops to register passengers online, while a passenger at Brandenburg Airport in Berlin told Reuters that travelers were being given handwritten boarding cards.

In a statement Wednesday morning, the Berlin airport said the disruptions were continuing.

The “given that registration and board boarding are still largely manuals, longer periods of processing, delays and annulments from airlines can continue today despite the mobilization of all available resources”, the airport said, adding that it is working for alternative “to minimize the impact of the cyberattack on passengers.

London's Heathrow said on Wednesday that most of its flights “are functioning normally”. Brussels Airport said on Tuesday that there may still be “limited cuts” of flights due to cyberattack. /Periscope/