Wednesday, 17 April 2013

No back up? Computer problems and Airlines

Many of you may have already heard about this travel incident yesterday, but I thought I would add it to my blog. It is remarkable that there was not back up system available to help those stranded passengers.

Check out the story here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/computer-problem-grounds-american-airlines/2013/04/16/75d4c410-a6d3-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNE_b

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

"Brace yourself: Transatlantic flights set to be bumpier, costlier"

From CNN: "According to a paper published in the scientific journal, Nature, climate change will significantly increase turbulence over the North Atlantic, a popular route between North America and Europe."

Check out the full CNN story here: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/09/travel/air-travel-turbulence/index.html?hpt=hp_c5

And the scientific journal here: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1866.html