AIR passengers across Australia have endured delays because a computerised check-in system malfunctioned this morning, a Qantas spokesman says.
The Amadeus check-in system, used across the globe, was paralysed by a server problem which meant airlines were forced to check in passengers manually.
Qantas domestic flights were delayed by up to an hour, while three international Qantas flights were also delayed.
Other airlines using the system are understood to have been affected similarly.
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* January 2- Air Tran Flight 175 January 1, 2009 held nine passengers “for a security related issue onboard the aircraft involving verbal comments made by a passenger and overheard by other passengers”. All nine passengers were later cleared of any wrongdoing according to an Air Tran press release.
* January 15- US Airways flight 1549—“taking off from La Guardia Airport on Thursday afternoon. The pilot ditched in the icy Hudson River and all on board were rescued by a flotilla of converging ferries and emergency boats, the authorities said” according to a report by the New York times. All 155 onboard were safe.
* February 12- A “commuter plane crashed while attempting to land in rain and sleet, 6 miles northeast of Buffalo Niagara International Airport, were it was scheduled to land” according to planecrashinfo.com. All 49 onboard were killed.
* March- Man caught with Cocaine at John Wayne Airport and arrested.
* April 12- Pittsburgh International Airport a man was apprehended when it was discovered he had stolen airport property.
* April 16- Pittsburgh International Airport multiple IDs in the man’s wallet, along with numerous credit cards, some having different names
* April 17- Tampa International Airport Hundreds of pills were found in a passenger’s carry-on bag
* May 8- Newark Liberty (N.J.) International Airport a man checked in 9 bags and two of the bags contained replica improvised explosive devices, accompanied by inert blasting caps.
* August 10- ExpressJet Incident- a flight was delayed on the tarmac due to bad weather for “9 1/2 hours — 7 hours on the ground”— 47 passengers spent the night trapped inside a small plane due to poor airline customer service and lack of appropriate response measures.
* December 25- Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit a Nigerian man set off a device and was subdued by passengers and crew.
* December 27- Northwest Flight 253 Incident. A Nigerian man spent an unusual amount of time in the bathroom and was subsequently removed from the plane. It was later determined, according to the TSA, he appeared to have a legitimate illness.http://bit.ly/8qmd2s