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Re:Thousands of Delta passengers delayed by computer outage by phil21 on Monday August 08, 2016 @07:10AM (#12246788)
Considering check-in and reservation status in general appears to be down I'm guessing this outage is relatively widespread.

Assuming what you've heard is correct this seems to span multiple Delta systems.

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Re:Thousands of Delta passengers delayed by computer outage by rasz_pl on Monday August 08, 2016 @09:41AM (#12247629)
I am having a strong Deja Vu right now. I remember EXACTLY the same scenario happening a ~year ago. Hmmm

http://qz.com/417617/every-united-airlines-flight-was-ground...

and again http://www.pcworld.com/article/2945552/united-airlines-fligh...

and again http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/05/29/computer-system-shuts...

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Re:Thousands of Delta passengers delayed by computer outage by ethbro on Monday August 08, 2016 @08:55AM (#12247324)
If it is power issues and some bit of infrastructure deep in the back end took a nosedive, wouldn't be surprised if it effects multiple front end systems.
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Re:Thousands of Delta passengers delayed by computer outage by snuxoll on Monday August 08, 2016 @01:00PM (#12249193)
Considering it's an airline, it's likely either a IBM i or a IBM Z System where they track everything relating to their flights (schedules, reservations, checked luggage, etc). A lot of companies (mine included) seem to thing these devices are high-availability giants and never test what happens should they go down. I know if ours ever took a dump we would be in some big trouble (though we could function for at least 24 hours).
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