News - Mike Fleming
A computer failure that left thousands of travelers trapped on planes and stuck for hours in the terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was fixed, and flights were back to normal Monday. International flights were arriving on time and travelers coming to the U.S.
By AMANDA BECK LOS ANGELES - Airlines struggled to clean and refuel planes where passengers had been trapped for hours because of a computer crash, leading to additional delays Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport.
LOS ANGELES - 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.
Problems with security computers at Los Angeles International Airport delayed 2,500 passengers on international flights Saturday. When the computers went down at 1:30 p.m., security personnel had no way of finding passengers who were supposed to get extra attention, The Los Angeles Times reported.