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No Puter' No Flights..
Computer failure grounds flights
Most flights from UK airports have been suspended following an air traffic control computer failure, National Air Traffic Services has confirmed. It says flights have been grounded so that controllers can prioritise on planes already in the air, but that air safety is unaffected. Manchester and Bristol airports have said their systems are running again. Many airports are advising people to check in as normal, but delays are likely to continue throughout the day. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/3772077.stm |
No Puter' No Flights..
"jj" wrote in message news:mn.1b027d4666cb59fe.11545@kickingGaysonsArse. c... explained on 6/3/2004 : Computer failure grounds flights Most flights from UK airports have been suspended following an air traffic control computer failure, National Air Traffic Services has confirmed. It says flights have been grounded so that controllers can prioritise on planes already in the air, but that air safety is unaffected. Manchester and Bristol airports have said their systems are running again. Many airports are advising people to check in as normal, but delays are likely to continue throughout the day. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/3772077.stm So what dickhead -- mbouhahaha GAYson Lamb-pou, the *fake* jj returns |
No Puter' No Flights..
Seanie O'Kilfoyle pretended :
"jj" wrote in message news:mn.1b027d4666cb59fe.11545@kickingGaysonsArse. c... explained on 6/3/2004 : Computer failure grounds flights Most flights from UK airports have been suspended following an air traffic control computer failure, National Air Traffic Services has confirmed. It says flights have been grounded so that controllers can prioritise on planes already in the air, but that air safety is unaffected. Manchester and Bristol airports have said their systems are running again. Many airports are advising people to check in as normal, but delays are likely to continue throughout the day. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/3772077.stm So what dickhead -- mbouhahaha GAYson Lamb-pou, the *fake* jj returns I'm twice the SWAT you are you Irish *******, watch as I storm into the bank and single-handidly kill all the terrorists RAMBO-style. -- mbouhahaha |
No Puter' No train tickets
I know just how they felt at Heathrow. A couple of weeks ago I
wanted totake a train. The screen on the ticket machine, instead of the normal information said, "Windows NT, logging in", and then "sorry, no service". It was still "sorry, no service" several days later. The air traffic control people are wise in sticking to a computer system that's older than Microsoft. Jeremy Parker |
Was No Puter' No train tickets, OT Stansted cashpoints
"Jeremy Parker" wrote in message ... I know just how they felt at Heathrow. A couple of weeks ago I wanted totake a train. The screen on the ticket machine, instead of the normal information said, "Windows NT, logging in", and then "sorry, no service". It was still "sorry, no service" several days later. /rant on/ Pretty OT, so apologies. About two weeks ago I arrived at Stansted at about 23:00 (easyjet flight from Munich). Had a minicab booked but no sterling, so off to the cashpoints to get a bit of dosh. AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. (wifey was impressed, "jump out of bed and meet me at the door with 30 quid to pay for the cab please love" we still laugh about it today) Coming from Munich, where there are shedloads of cashpoints (the first you come across is immediately outside the arrivals gate) this came as a bit of a shock until I switched from German expectations to English expectations. Why is it that we settle for such crap service in this country? Any visitor arriving is going to want some cash, the cashpoint should be there in front of them when they come through the gate and if we're only going to have three fairly well hidden cashpoints in an airport the size of Stansted, at least make sure that one of them is working! /rant off/ -- Cheers, Steve. |
Was No Puter' No train tickets, OT Stansted cashpoints
"Steve Dulieu" wrote in message
... "Jeremy Parker" wrote in message ... I know just how they felt at Heathrow. A couple of weeks ago I wanted totake a train. The screen on the ticket machine, instead of the normal information said, "Windows NT, logging in", and then "sorry, no service". It was still "sorry, no service" several days later. /rant on/ Pretty OT, so apologies. About two weeks ago I arrived at Stansted at about 23:00 (easyjet flight from Munich). Had a minicab booked but no sterling, so off to the cashpoints to get a bit of dosh. AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. (wifey was impressed, "jump out of bed and meet me at the door with 30 quid to pay for the cab please love" we still laugh about it today) Coming from Munich, where there are shedloads of cashpoints (the first you come across is immediately outside the arrivals gate) this came as a bit of a shock until I switched from German expectations to English expectations. Why is it that we settle for such crap service in this country? Any visitor arriving is going to want some cash, the cashpoint should be there in front of them when they come through the gate and if we're only going to have three fairly well hidden cashpoints in an airport the size of Stansted, at least make sure that one of them is working! /rant off/ Stanstead init, where all the pikey flights go :-) -- ZK - When I die accelerate my body to light speed, I always wanted a burial at c |
Was No Puter' No train tickets, OT Stansted cashpoints AND Gatwick Cashpoints
In message , Steve Dulieu
writes AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. I arrived at Gatwick North last week, and also needed cash for a taxi. There are two cash machines opposite the exit from customs (where all the taxi drivers wait for their customers), but both were out of action. Downstairs in the shopping mall are three more, and all of them were also out of action!! -- Roland Perry |
Was No Puter' No train tickets, OT Stansted cashpoints AND Gatwick Cashpoints
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , Steve Dulieu writes AFAIK there are three cashpoints at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this occasion all out of service. I arrived at Gatwick North last week, and also needed cash for a taxi. There are two cash machines opposite the exit from customs (where all the taxi drivers wait for their customers), but both were out of action. Downstairs in the shopping mall are three more, and all of them were also out of action!! ATMs all rely on telephone lines. When one goes down, it is frequent that all nearby ATMs also go down. That's why sensible folk carry spare cash. -- Al |
Was No Puter' No train tickets, OT Stansted cashpoints AND Gatwick Cashpoints
In message , Al
writes ATMs all rely on telephone lines. When one goes down, it is frequent that all nearby ATMs also go down. I almost mentioned that I didn't think it was that then phone lines were down, as they were happy to do statements, but not issue cash. That's why sensible folk carry spare cash. And if you've just flown in from foreign parts? -- Roland Perry |
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