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To: cicero2k

Maybe you should fly Southwest Airlines instead. Oh wait....

Southwest computer glitch. Flights delayed/ canceled June, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/22/us-usa-southwest-flights-idUSBRE95L08520130622

Southwest computer glitch. August, 2012
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/04/southwest-airlines-says-computer-glitch-caused-ticket-woes/

Southwest maintenance glitch, February, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/02/25/southwest-inspections-737-rudder-grounding-embry-riddle/24000203/

Maybe American Airlines? Oh wait...

American Airlines computer glitch, grounds all flights, April, 2013
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/16/4231552/american-airlines-grounds-all-flights-after-experiencing-nationwide

American Airlines computer glitch delays flights, April, 2015
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/computer-glitch-delays-american-airlines-flights-tuesday-night.html/

Maybe Delta? Oh wait...

Delta Airlines computer glitch. February, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/02/02/delta-air-lines-computer-glitch-frustrates-fliers/22771143/

Delta Airlines computer glitch grounds flights, May, 2004
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/01/delta.delays/

There’s always Alaska...

Alaska Airlines, flights canceled due to computer outage, March, 2011
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/118735944.html

Alaska Airlines computer glitch, October, 2012
http://www.kpho.com/story/19768274/alaska-airlines-recovering-from-computer-glitch

Alaska Airlines computer glitch, June, 2013
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/alaska-airlines-flights-delayed-due-brief-computer/nYY4b/

And Virgin...

Virgin Airlines computer glitch, August, 2013
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-06/system-glitch-hits-flights/4869316

I ran out of time...there are many more. :)


31 posted on 07/08/2015 2:58:25 PM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: toldyou

Perhaps the computer excuse applies to all airlines as you suggest.

But don’t take it from me, JD Powers shows United to be near the bottom in customer satisfaction in 2015, again:

http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/2015-north-america-airline-satisfaction-study


34 posted on 07/08/2015 3:33:16 PM PDT by cicero2k
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