1.0 link 60083 <![CDATA[Computer Problems At LAX Strand 2,500 Passengers For As Long As Five Hours]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/08/11/computer-problems-at-lax-_n_60083.html About 2,500 international passengers were stranded for as long as five hours Saturday on planes and in terminals at Los Angeles International Airport because a computer shutdown prevented them from passing through customs, authorities said.

The passengers were stranded in four airport terminals and on runways starting at about 1:30 p.m. because of a breakdown in a computer system that contains names of arriving passengers and law enforcement data about them including arrest warrants, said Mike Fleming, a Customs and Border...

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