United Airlines Flights Grounded Due to Centralized System Failure
Earlier today, United Airlines experienced why it is not the best idea to rely on centralized servers or services. Especially not when the entire process takes an hour and a half to fully resolve itself. The end result was that hundreds of the company’s flights had been grounded, leading to rather lengthy delays across the US. United Airlines Is one of the largest airlines in the continental US, as millions of people use their planes on a monthly basis. It should come as no surprise then to find out that, even though bigger flight companies are slightly more prone to delays, having all of....
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