Japan Airlines attributed the issue to a cyberattack designed to overwhelm its network with massive data transmissions. These types of attacks, known as denial-of-service attacks, flood a system with traffic until it crashes or becomes unresponsive, the airline explained.

Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack on Boxing Day, causing flight delays and disruption—here’s what we know so far.

The airline also temporarily stopped selling tickets for flights departing Thursday, but said that there was no impact on flight safety.

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Japan Airlines' busiest route between January 2025 and November 2025 in terms of the number of flights operated by the Airbus A350 is Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) in Sapporo. The carrier plans to operate a total of 4,265 between the two cities, all of which with the A350-900.

Japan Airlines reported a cyberattack on Thursday that caused delays to domestic and international flights but later said it had found and addressed the cause. The airline, Japan's second biggest after All Nippon Airways (ANA), said 24 domestic flights had been delayed by more than half an hour.

Hours after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil, a photo of an aircraft's burnt out fuselage was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the wreckage.

Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights, but the carrier said it was able to stop the onslaught and restore its systems hours later. There was no effect on flight safety,

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Japan Airlines' network was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday, resulting in delays to some domestic and international flights. Japanese News Agency Kyodo reported that Japan Airlines "system ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan Airlines reported a cyberattack on Thursday that caused delays to domestic and international flights but later said it had found and addressed the cause. The airline ...