Half of European flights delayed due to system failure • Hacker News Board

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by kylegordon » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 10:33 PM UTC

matte_black wrote: post #36

lucb1e wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kind of doubt that matte_black's gamble (because that's what "insurance" is for costs which you could easily carry yourself if need be, unlike e.g. medical costs) would include that either. Then again, I'm surprised how many "insurances" cover things under your control (like dropping a device) so I might be wrong.

I would be 100% covered up to $500. I’d rather deal with a credit card company than a government anyway.

Your 'Merkin is showing. Wrong again. You deal with the airline. Not the 'government'

If the airline does you wrong, at that point the CAA takes it up on your behalf. CAA ~= FAA

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by ttul » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 10:53 PM UTC

icebraining wrote: post #8

"departures are now limited to 10/hour at #brusselsairport" Impressive that they maintain this rhythm even during a once-in-a-decade unexpected system malfunction.

I guess that’s the “paper and pencil” speed.

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by DavidAdams » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 10:57 PM UTC

Can confirm. My flight from Zurich was delayed by over an hour today, causing my family and me to need to run, OJ Simpson-style, through the Philadelphia airport to make our connection.

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by arcticbull » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 11:14 PM UTC

repiret wrote: post #22

matte_black wrote: post #16

In situations like this I’m glad I book my flights with Chase Sapphire Reserve. It comes with a trip delay reimbursement for up to $500 per ticket if a flight is delayed more than 6 hours. No sweat!

I’ve never had a problem getting a refund from an airline (in the US) when I chose not to take a flight because it was significantly delayed.

DoT regulations don't require they do that, although in the event of substantial delays they will often. The reality is cash comp is only due in the event of involuntarily denied boarding situations.

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by tnolet » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 11:14 PM UTC

5hr delay on a 1,5hr flight from Berlin to Paris. If they'd use Docker with React this would have never happened!

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by thaumasiotes » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 11:22 PM UTC

kzrdude wrote: post #3

Just like there are no bugs without security impact, is it real to say that this has no impact on flight security? Any error can be a contributing factor.

> Just like there are no bugs without security impact

I'm compelled to once again bring up the report that went "when I zoom in, the text becomes blurry".

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by greglindahl » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 11:30 PM UTC

matte_black wrote: post #34

joezydeco wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...for a $450 annual fee. If you plan to get kicked off a flight more than once a year, perhaps it's worth it.

The rental car insurance benefit already covered $2600 worth of damage when a rental car I had got banged up a bit. I also get a $300 travel credit a year.

Your normal car insurance covers rental cars.

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by jimktrains2 » Wed, Apr 04, 2018, 12:11 AM UTC

lucb1e wrote: post #30

jimktrains2 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't the end of this article state that that may not be in effect for extrodinary circumstances out of the airlines' control?

I kind of doubt that matte_black's gamble (because that's what "insurance" is for costs which you could easily carry yourself if need be, unlike e.g. medical costs) would include that either. Then again, I'm surprised how many "insurances" cover things under your control (like dropping a device) so I might be wrong.

I wasn't defending matte_black, just pointing out the the regulation referenced by ggp may not apply.

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by reificator » Wed, Apr 04, 2018, 12:13 AM UTC

tnolet wrote: post #45

5hr delay on a 1,5hr flight from Berlin to Paris. If they'd use Docker with React this would have never happened!

> If they'd use Docker with React this would have never happened!

It's probably because they wrote it in Go. Did you know Go doesn't even have generics?

Re: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure

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Post by jfktrey » Wed, Apr 04, 2018, 12:44 AM UTC

reificator wrote: post #49

tnolet wrote: post #45

5hr delay on a 1,5hr flight from Berlin to Paris. If they'd use Docker with React this would have never happened!

> If they'd use Docker with React this would have never happened! It's probably because they wrote it in Go. Did you know Go doesn't even have generics?

What do you mean? Go has generics. Kind of.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/5penft/parallelizing_...