Airline computers are down …. again
Jun 20th, 2007 by Mark
Computers go down and take United Airlines offline.
Talking head on Fox News says this will slow down the entire network of flights. Not exactly confidence building news.
Fox News is reporting the loss of power is due to someone digging outside the building and cut power. Hmm, no backup power? Seems odd.
Previously on the Island
San Diego in-Security shuts down Lindbergh
Another Friday Outage
Google as Terror Tool
SoCal Airports Down
Flying Lawsuits, err Imams
Airport Security Testing
*** Other Airline Stories ***
Nearly 400 passengers were stranded aboard a Cathay Pacific Airways jet for more than seven hours Tuesday at San Francisco International Airport, adding yet another planeload of angry consumers to a growing industry backlash.
5 hours on ground at LaGuardia
(CBS) NEW YORK Stormy weather in the Northeast had led to canceled and delayed flights at all local area airports, hundreds being stranded at LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports, and frustrated passengers sitting for hours on planes that never took off.
It’s clearly NOT getting better.
Tags: airport, delays, airport delays, LaGuardia, Lindbergh, flight delays, cathay pacific, united airlines