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British Airways Says Computer Problems Affecting Operations at Heathrow (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the call-IT dept.

British Airways said on Wednesday that its operations at London's Heathrow, Europe's biggest airport, were disrupted because of an issue with a supplier's IT systems. From a report: "We are working with our supplier to resolve the matter and are sorry for the disruption to our customers' travel plans," the company said in a statement. Further reading: The Telegraph, which reports that several flights have been delayed or cancelled because of the IT failure.

18 comments

  1. Sounds like they used the Cortez back out plan. by ThinkNextTime · · Score: 0

    And burned their ships on the beach. You always need something to go back to. Even Cortez took 2 companies of his best troops and assigned them to protection of tje ships carpenter.

    1. Re:Sounds like they used the Cortez back out plan. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Cortes didn't burn the ships.

  2. Too many moving parts by aleck7 · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they will have enough courage to overhaul their legacy systems... so far - just patching here and there.

    1. Re:Too many moving parts by mspohr · · Score: 1

      After all the airline IT problems in the past, I'm surprised that they are still running single point of failure legacy systems.
      Time for them to make serious investments.

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    2. Re:Too many moving parts by aleck7 · · Score: 1

      It takes some brass bal... err, courage.

  3. IT Cowed by bestweasel · · Score: 2

    Have they tried turning it off and on again?

    1. Re:IT Cowed by DigiShaman · · Score: 1

      No, but I'm sure the Russians have.

      #trollface

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  4. Several? SEVERAL?! Call the PM - immediately! by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 1

    >> several flights have been delayed or cancelled because of the IT failure.

    Several? SEVERAL?! Call the PM - immediately!

  5. dnr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    failed updates or missing cloud?

    1. Re: dnr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not enough apps.

  6. Computer says NO! by volodymyrbiryuk · · Score: 1

    *cough*

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  7. Isn't Heathrow where evil Brits go when they die? by Dirk+Becher · · Score: 1

    So it's just like a cold day.

  8. How can anyone tell? by sandbagger · · Score: 1

    Are the delays any different?

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  9. Windows? by VeryFluffyBunny · · Score: 1

    Are they using Windows? Could be the problem right there.

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  10. same thing at seatac by originalGMC · · Score: 1

    IT failure yesterday grounded / delayed flights. Are the systems breaking down or are the passwords just not secure enough? .... hmmm .....