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Travel chaos as ALL United flights are grounded nationwide 'after computer glitch...
The Daily Mail ^ | July 8, 2015 | Sophie Jane Evans

Posted on 07/08/2015 7:13:50 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

United Airlines flights have been grounded nationwide due to a computer system glitch.

Millions of passengers are currently stranded at airports across the U.S. after the airline requested that all planes be prevented from taking off, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

In a statement, United spokesman Luke Punzenberger told Bloomberg that the company had experienced a 'network connectivity issue' and was 'working to resolve this' as quickly as possible.

'[We] apologize to our customers for any inconvenience,' he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3rdthread; airlines; computers; transportation; united
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1 posted on 07/08/2015 7:13:51 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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2 posted on 07/08/2015 7:15:28 AM PDT by Wolfie
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Not a funny situation but lol at that picture


3 posted on 07/08/2015 7:17:09 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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Live by the computer, die by the computer.

Now. Where’s that “The High and the Mighty” DVD?

The way commercial aviation used to be... (sigh)


4 posted on 07/08/2015 7:19:05 AM PDT by Tigerized (Your Personal Safety is Yours, and Yours Alone. Aim Small, Miss Small.)
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I was just looking at an article from another thread here and happened to notice something for this and a banner reading that United ban was just lifted? 15 min ago.

Just saying what I saw; don’t really know about this issue yet.


5 posted on 07/08/2015 7:19:29 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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Crap. I upgraded to Windows 7 last night. That might be what caused this.


6 posted on 07/08/2015 7:21:08 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Change the Defense of Marriage Act to the Defense of Holy Matrimony Act. Game, set match.)
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Abdul: "We have managed to shut down American air travel just like on 911, praise Allah!"

Muhammad: "How did you accomplish this great thing! Did you hijack many planes! Get a dirty bomb into an airport?"

Abdul: "Uhhh no....I unplugged the computer at the United terminal...."

7 posted on 07/08/2015 7:21:16 AM PDT by apillar
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Yeah, this DM article is at least an hour old. I think it may need a mahor update.


8 posted on 07/08/2015 7:22:27 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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Luke Punzenberger

If this is a real name, we are so screwed.

9 posted on 07/08/2015 7:22:35 AM PDT by Lazamataz (I am so screwed.)
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Is it a hack of United’s system?


10 posted on 07/08/2015 7:22:55 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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I understand United is back on line now, thought it’ll take most of the day to unravel this mess. Glad I don’t fly them.


11 posted on 07/08/2015 7:23:26 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Hackers?


12 posted on 07/08/2015 7:24:06 AM PDT by uncitizen (PC is lying, any way you look at it)
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I was able to rewind back on Fox news several minutes to check if it was on the crawl (never saw main broadcast talk about it). Indeed, a note on the crawl said it is lifted.


13 posted on 07/08/2015 7:24:36 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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“Millions of passengers are currently stranded at airports across the U.S. after the airline requested that all planes be prevented from taking off, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “
Really......millions?


14 posted on 07/08/2015 7:26:25 AM PDT by free from tyranny
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Maybe they will consider a back up system now...


15 posted on 07/08/2015 7:29:01 AM PDT by bennowens
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Leap second added last week through off all schedules.


16 posted on 07/08/2015 7:29:19 AM PDT by batterycommander (- a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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Hackers are so screwed.


17 posted on 07/08/2015 7:30:41 AM PDT by Lazamataz (I am so screwed.)
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To: DoodleDawg

My mother is going home from Denver to New Orleans via Houston. Her flight is just now backing out of the gate. She was supposed to leave at 6 AM. I don’t know what to tell her about her connecting flight.


18 posted on 07/08/2015 7:55:49 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: Wolfie

“What do you make of this?”


19 posted on 07/08/2015 8:02:37 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

All your airplanes are ours.


20 posted on 07/08/2015 8:05:32 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Liberals are like the Taliban and ISIS....destroying cultural icons they don't like.)
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