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Airline computer glitches gone wild
When Delta Airlines cancelled more than 2000 flights this week, it sent an unintended message to people planning to fly, for business or pleasure. It could happen to you.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: Delta passengers wait to check in following a Delta Airlines system-wide computer breakdown, at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, August 8, 2016. (Joseph Ax/Reuters)
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