back to article Southwest Airlines: 450+ flights delayed as check-ins go TITSUP

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were delayed on Sunday due a technological glitch. Airports from Los Angeles to Washington took on the look of refugee centres as passengers flying with Southwest Airlines were stranded by a "glitch" affecting check-ins. The issue, which was described as "systemwide" in a tweet to one …

  1. Haku
    Coat

    Anyone stuck in an airport for an unintended extended period could always kill some time by watching a film.

  2. Warm Braw

    I don't know why...

    ... but I suddenly have a picture in my head of Michael Barratt announcing:

    It's now time to go Systemwide

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    PEBCAK or is Skynet now fully operational?

  4. Ivan Headache

    I suddenly had an image of the waiting travellers being served

    water and canapes

  5. JeffyPoooh
    Pint

    Customers were advised to avoid delays by arriving early.

    Your 45 minute flight is delayed by six hours, so please arrive at the airport another four hours earlier than the usual two.

  6. Your alien overlord - fear me

    No doubt the airport McD,BK and KFC's rapidly ordered in more food (not for profitteering but to assist these poor refugees)

  7. Tikimon
    Joke

    Waiting for the lemon-soaked paper napkins?

    See you in five centuries or so!

  8. JLV

    shudder

    LAX is a cesspit at the best of times...

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