Entire computer system problems forced the U.S. Southwest Airlines plane preparing to leave late on Friday grounded the entire fleet, and even the service is expected to cancel more than two hours and slowly restore using a backup system, the company's spokesman said.
Brad Hawkins told the Associated Press reporter estimated 250 flights - most of them in the West Coast - at least temporarily grounded. Glitch airlines have the ability to do such a thing for check-ins, print boarding passes, and monitor the weight of the aircraft damage.
Some flights diverted taxiway returned to the terminal after the problem was detected around 20:00 PST Friday, he said. Flights been in the air is not affected.
Southwest Pacific Standard Time 23:00 shortly after posting on its Twitter page "System Operation and customers get what they need, we will begin work tonight to thank you for your patience."
Hawkins said that once restored, because officials were using a different system services sluggish.
Backup system is not in place, the main system, so its speed, "he said." "But we can begin to start these flights."
He said that at least some of the expected cancellation, because the airline would not do red-eye flight, "the end of our working day near."
The late hours of downtime means computer problems affecting flights to far on the west coast, but Hawkins said that at least a few on the East Coast and grounded. Southwest, headquartered in Dallas, with an average of 3,400 daily flights.
Los Angeles International Airport spokesman said on Friday the remaining approximately 25 inbound and outbound flights, and only 5 outbound flights suffered delays, 30-80 minutes. In the LA / Ontario International Airport (ONT), a total of three flights - all departures - affected.
Southwest four flights were temporarily detained in Seattle, Seattle - Tacoma International Airport spokesman said Christina Faine.
A flight to Oakland, California, until 9:20 PM due to leave, leave, 23:00 ago Faine said late Friday night, the airport duty manager, Anthony Barnes, who is expected shortly to tell her to leave .
Steve Johnson, Portland International Airport spokesman said he was not aware of any aircraft hold.
 



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