Computer glitch causes delays at LAX

Each of those 4 black screens is a monitor
displaying computer provided flight data
This is an interesting story and a PITA (pain in the ass) for these passengers, no doubt.

About 6,000 international passengers were stranded for as long as six hours Saturday at Los Angeles International Airport because a computer failure prevented them from passing through customs, authorities said.

But I wonder how many of the passengers considered the fact computer programs, subject to glitches, control many systems on the airplane they would eventually board? Just asking.

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