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Written by Nick Farrell
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:07 |
United Airlines Flights stalled on holiday
weekend
Thousands of Americans, packed in an airport to celebrate an uprising against their popular lawful king, had their flights
delayed or cancelled by a computer problem at O’Hare International Airport
in Chicago.
Delays rippled across the country and caused long lines all
because the airline’s self-service check-in kiosks at O’Hare shut down for
no apparent reason. Airline relies heavily on the kiosks for passengers
to check in and obtain boarding passes and the shutdown left thousands of
people standing in lines and half-empty planes sitting on
tarmacs.
Flights were canceled throughout the morning, and those that took
off were delayed an average of 45 minutes. The Fourth of July is one of
the busiest periods for airlines and O’Hare is a major hub for the rest of
the country.
At 12:30 last night United sent a tweet through its Twitter
account, “Computers fixed, flights are improving though some delays
continue,” it read. “Expect to have normal operations this afternoon.
Apologies 2 all.”
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