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BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« on: 27 May 2017, 17:25:30 »
Crikey, that will cause some knock on disruption and financial loss!
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #1 on: 27 May 2017, 18:31:17 »
It's not like it's a Bank Holiday weekend or anything...

Oh, wait a minute ::)

No mention as to cause, even inside the loop, but I am sure that the terrorists, sorry, Union, will blame Brexit :D
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #2 on: 27 May 2017, 18:49:12 »
Probably a key server still running XP that has died for some reason  ::)
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #3 on: 27 May 2017, 18:51:58 »
IT recently outspurced to India. Penny pinching coming home to roost?
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #4 on: 27 May 2017, 18:56:57 »
Well, BA made all their IT staff redundant about 18months ago, and outsourced it to cheap offshore idiots.


Now, I'm just the stupid kid from the local comprehensive, but even I could tell back then this would happen, and cripple the company.


BA got their just desserts really.
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #5 on: 27 May 2017, 19:00:48 »
The trouble is the more "the system" becomes an advanced one with wonderful state of the art electronics, the more it will go wrong.

Another good example happened at Gatwick just the other day when the super, duper, multi-million pound state of the art, best in the world, baggage handling system went bang at about 0430. The result was that thousands of passengers had to fly off without their baggage, and even worse many missed their flights completely because the disruption caused stopped them checking in in time for their flights!

The price of progress?! ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #6 on: 27 May 2017, 19:05:38 »
Quote from: Lizzie Zoom on 27 May 2017, 19:00:48
The trouble is the more "the system" becomes an advanced one with wonderful state of the art electronics, the more it will go wrong.

Another good example happened at Gatwick just the other day when the super, duper, multi-million pound state of the art, best in the world, baggage handling system went bang at about 0430. The result was that thousands of passengers had to fly off without their baggage, and even worse many missed their flights completely because the disruption caused stopped them checking in in time for their flights!

The price of progress?! ::) ::) ::) ::)
Its not the system. Its the penny pinchers.  Any system failure should be utterly transparent to the end user.
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #7 on: 27 May 2017, 19:18:37 »
Quote from: Lizzie Zoom on 27 May 2017, 19:00:48
The trouble is the more "the system" becomes an advanced one with wonderful state of the art electronics, the more it will go wrong.

Another good example happened at Gatwick just the other day when the super, duper, multi-million pound state of the art, best in the world, baggage handling system went bang at about 0430. The result was that thousands of passengers had to fly off without their baggage, and even worse many missed their flights completely because the disruption caused stopped them checking in in time for their flights!

The price of progress?! ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #8 on: 27 May 2017, 19:21:32 »
Well our flight to varche_land was delayed by some stoopid spank called trump, leaving Israel, all flights were grounded while he took off, The only person to tell us the reason for delay was the pilot, easy jet, and Luton staff, said, breakall, soon as we boarded pilot spilled the whole story....
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #9 on: 27 May 2017, 19:23:15 »
Yesterday's baggage issue affected one terminal and was/is completely unrelated to today's episode.

It was exaggerated by the fact that next to nobody has the ability to manually process bags and people any more... 25 years ago, you wouldn't have noticed the snafu ;)

# Still the busiest and best single runway airport in the world. Ever.
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #10 on: 27 May 2017, 19:26:43 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 27 May 2017, 19:23:15
Yesterday's baggage issue affected on terminal and was/is completely unrelated to today's episode.

It was exaggerated by the fact that next to nobody has the ability to manually process bags and people any more... 25 years ago, you wouldn't have noticed the snafu ;)

# Still the busiest and best single runway airport in the world. Ever.

Who said it was? ::) ::)
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #11 on: 27 May 2017, 19:28:44 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 27 May 2017, 19:23:15
Yesterday's baggage issue affected on terminal and was/is completely unrelated to today's episode.

It was exaggerated by the fact that next to nobody has the ability to manually process bags and people any more... 25 years ago, you wouldn't have noticed the snafu ;)

# Still the busiest and best single runway airport in the world. Ever.
   

Has nothing to do with it being your employers.
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #12 on: 27 May 2017, 19:29:11 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 27 May 2017, 19:05:38
Quote from: Lizzie Zoom on 27 May 2017, 19:00:48
The trouble is the more "the system" becomes an advanced one with wonderful state of the art electronics, the more it will go wrong.

Another good example happened at Gatwick just the other day when the super, duper, multi-million pound state of the art, best in the world, baggage handling system went bang at about 0430. The result was that thousands of passengers had to fly off without their baggage, and even worse many missed their flights completely because the disruption caused stopped them checking in in time for their flights!

The price of progress?! ::) ::) ::) ::)
Its not the system. Its the penny pinchers.  Any system failure should be utterly transparent to the end user.

It's a case of them knowing the cost of everything & the value of nothing!

Who was it outsourced to?
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #13 on: 27 May 2017, 19:31:08 »
Your tone implied it. And I wouldn't want anyone to mistakenly link the two things ;)
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Re: BA global flights cancelled , computer problems
« Reply #14 on: 27 May 2017, 19:33:59 »
Power supply issue aperently, maybe someone unpluged the extension lead from India.
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