Southwest flights grounded by widespread IT outage, per NY Post

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHearts love lunch, and apparently airlines love chaos. Kenji, I think we have a story about that.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis is a BBN special report. The New York Post says Southwest Airlines flights were temporarily grounded Friday after a widespread computer outage.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Post says the outage hit the so-called IT backbone for a number of major airlines, and thousands of passengers were stranded nationwide.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLong lines formed at airports, and staff went old school with manual check-ins. That means humans, with their hands, checking you in.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIf you are flying this weekend, check your flight status before you leave home. The reports do not say yet what caused the outage.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat to watch next: how fast flights get back on schedule and whether the airlines explain the cause. Nothing on that yet.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Post calls it a major airline meltdown. I call it a chance for everyone to finally talk to the stranger next to them.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, I would rather sit in the terminal with my phone at two percent. Honestly, that is my whole personality.