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Old 08-01-2013, 07:01 AM
 
Location: Hermoso y tranquilo Panamá
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Morning y’all
. . . . . Didja Know?
There’s nothing more frustrating than to be sitting in an airport waiting to catch a flight and be told
that it’s been delayed. But how many of us can say we were told we’d have to wait '86 years' for a
replacement flight?

Well, passengers booked on an EasyJet flight out of Geneva can. When the airline cancelled the flight, they
were told they’d have to wait until July 29, 2099 for another flight.

Needless to say it turned out to be a computer glitch, but had it been true might not have been such a bad
deal - it appears EasyJet would have been responsible for providing the stranded passengers with 3 meals,
2 international phone calls and a hotel room every day.




EasyJet tells passengers flight grounded for 86 years - Independent.ie
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Old 08-01-2013, 07:49 AM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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Gee I thought you could only get 86'd at a bar, now the airports, what's this world coming to. Next time I'll take the train. Oh wait a minute that's too dangerous with conductors texting, speeding, maybe I should drive, hmm, no I better just stay home. Man life is getting harder and harder. Uh, nap time.
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Old 08-01-2013, 08:10 AM
 
Location: Arizona, The American Southwest
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Morning y’all
. . . . . Didja Know?
There’s nothing more frustrating than to be sitting in an airport waiting to catch a flight and be told
that it’s been delayed. But how many of us can say we were told we’d have to wait '86 years' for a
replacement flight?

Well, passengers booked on an EasyJet flight out of Geneva can. When the airline cancelled the flight, they
were told they’d have to wait until July 29, 2099 for another flight.

Needless to say it turned out to be a computer glitch, but had it been true might not have been such a bad
deal - it appears EasyJet would have been responsible for providing the stranded passengers with 3 meals,
2 international phone calls and a hotel room every day.


EasyJet tells passengers flight grounded for 86 years - Independent.ie
2099.. Sounds like the computer system was not Y2.1K compliant..
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Old 08-01-2013, 11:32 AM
 
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Hmmmmm, 2099.

I wonder if the voucher would include a flight to the moon.


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Old 08-01-2013, 11:43 AM
 
Location: SW France
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Reminds me of when an early GPS system I had told me to turn right and stay on the road for the next 1600 miles!
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Old 08-01-2013, 12:32 PM
 
Location: NW Indiana
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Haha. Good one, Joy. I didn't know it!

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Old 08-01-2013, 03:00 PM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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I remember sitting in the plane
on the tarmac
waiting for takeoff
that took about that long the last time I flew…………………….
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