LAist: LAX Computer Glitch Strands 20,000 for 14 Hours

guest

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:51:54 -0800

I was in that mess for 8 hours and LAX didnt update their passengers getting to the airpoart on what was going on, luckily i was in the terminal.At one point an Alaska airline attendent said over the intercom "Who wants to go to portland?", it was very disorganized. I feel real bad for those sitting in the planes for that long.

Andy Sternberg

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:14:25 -0800

LAX is a third world country. Unbelievable. How can you not have a back-up system that works as well as the main one. I feel really safe... about booking my next flight out of BUR.

Tony Pierce

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:12:23 -0800

if you upload your pics onto flickr or somewhere, send me the url and i will either add them here (with your permission) or if you have a lot of them i will make a photo essay, if you like we can only imagine how horrible it must have been

guest

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:49:19 -0800

I was stuck in this. Have the photos to prove it. Landed at 2PM after a 12 hour flight. Then, sat on tarmac until 5:30, waited in a holding room until 7, and stood in the immigration line until 8. At least my bag was there.

Tony Pierce

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:27:10 -0800

ahahahah i hadnt even thought of that

grapesmc

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:47:42 -0800

Hm. Who wants to bet what OS that system is running? (I've seen many a Microsoft "blue-screen-of-death" on the flight monitoring systems and automated check-in devices)