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The 'notable' way flight attendants show their gratitude to frequent flyers - thepointsguy.com - Usa
thepointsguy.com
26.07.2024 / 11:19

The 'notable' way flight attendants show their gratitude to frequent flyers

As we were preparing to land at Orlando International Airport (MCO) during a recent Delta Air Lines flight, a friendly attendant handed me and a few other passengers a card with a handwritten thank-you note on the back. I had never received such a note, nor had I known they existed. I immediately texted my trusted co-worker and fellow frequent flyer Clint Henderson for some insight.

Traveling Today? What You Need to Know About the Global Tech Outage. - nytimes.com - Usa - South Korea - India
nytimes.com
25.07.2024 / 14:23

Traveling Today? What You Need to Know About the Global Tech Outage.

While commercial air service was slowly recovering on Friday after a technology outage caused thousands of flights worldwide to be canceled or delayed, the ripple effect from the disruption left airports crowded with passengers and airlines working to get planes and crews back in position.

After my first long-distance relationship failed, I vowed never to do it again. Then I met another foreign guy online. - insider.com - Switzerland - Usa - city London - city Rome - state Arizona - city Havana
insider.com
25.07.2024 / 01:13

After my first long-distance relationship failed, I vowed never to do it again. Then I met another foreign guy online.

In the middle of the pandemic, my phone pinged with an email from InterNations, an expat group I had joined after spending time in Switzerland.

CrowdStrike chaos: Why did the global IT outage ground so many planes last week? - euronews.com - Spain - Netherlands - city Berlin
euronews.com
23.07.2024 / 23:20

CrowdStrike chaos: Why did the global IT outage ground so many planes last week?

Friday 19 July was set to be one of the busiest days of the summer for Europe’s airports. But the world’s biggest IT outage had other plans for hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers.

Crowdstrike admits 'defect' in software update caused IT outage that is wreaking worldwide chaos - euronews.com - Netherlands - city Amsterdam - Germany - city Berlin - Switzerland - Australia - Japan - New Zealand - Britain - Usa - India
euronews.com
23.07.2024 / 23:11

Crowdstrike admits 'defect' in software update caused IT outage that is wreaking worldwide chaos

Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity firm with thousands of customers globally, admitted on Friday that a defective software update had caused the major IT outage that brought airports, banks, hospitals, media outlets, and businesses to a halt worldwide.

Disappointing photos show what it was really like to visit the Colosseum in Rome - insider.com - Germany - Austria - Italy - Switzerland - Washington - city Rome
insider.com
23.07.2024 / 20:57

Disappointing photos show what it was really like to visit the Colosseum in Rome

When I visited the Colosseum in Rome for the first time, I wanted to experience stunning views that would transport me to the past.

Travelers Delayed or Stuck by the CrowdStrike Outage: What Did Your Airline Provide? - nytimes.com - Usa
nytimes.com
23.07.2024 / 19:29

Travelers Delayed or Stuck by the CrowdStrike Outage: What Did Your Airline Provide?

If you were flying — or planned to fly — last week, your travel plans might have been snarled by an I.T. outage that kneecapped myriad industries and critical services worldwide. On Friday, July 19, alone, nearly 14 percent of the scheduled flights in the United States were canceled and 56 percent were delayed, according to Cirium, an aviation data company. In the days following, Delta Air Lines and other carriers continued to cancel and delay flights as they struggled with crews and planes out of position and the rebooking of thousands of passengers.

At the Foot of the Himalayas, the Once-Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang Is Now Welcoming Travelers - cntraveler.com - India - Nepal - Cambodia
cntraveler.com
22.07.2024 / 18:20

At the Foot of the Himalayas, the Once-Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang Is Now Welcoming Travelers

A fierce diurnal wind is gusting up the Kali Gandaki valley in Mustang, an isolated region in central Nepal, suffusing the austere terrain with drama and motion. It whips the thousands of prayer flags into a frenzy and relieves unsuspecting visitors of their hats. The powerful wind is the breath of this land; its heart is the Kali Gandaki, the river that originates in the north, near the Tibetan border, and empties into the Ganges. Over centuries the wind and the river have carved this gorge out of the Annapurna range, part of a 500-mile band that contains some of the Himalayas’ proudest peaks. But all are dwarfed by a single form looming 23,000 feet above, somehow both near and far: the triple-peaked, snowcapped Nilgiri Himal, which keeps watch over its dominion below.

Airlines and Passengers Still Struggling, a Day After Global Outage - nytimes.com - New York - city Chicago
nytimes.com
20.07.2024 / 17:50

Airlines and Passengers Still Struggling, a Day After Global Outage

A day after a tech outage disrupted industries worldwide, airlines are digging themselves out from the fallout of thousands of delayed and canceled flights that have left travelers stranded and searching to find a way home over the weekend.

Vintage photos show what summer on Martha's Vineyard looked like decades ago - insider.com - New York
insider.com
20.07.2024 / 00:32

Vintage photos show what summer on Martha's Vineyard looked like decades ago

Nothing screams summer in New England quite like a day trip to the shores of Martha's Vineyard — something tourists have been doing for well over 100 years.

I'm a software engineer stranded in the IT-outage airport chaos. CrowdStrike broke a cardinal rule of software development, and I can't believe the fallout. - insider.com
insider.com
19.07.2024 / 23:52

I'm a software engineer stranded in the IT-outage airport chaos. CrowdStrike broke a cardinal rule of software development, and I can't believe the fallout.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Ahmed Al Sharif, 32, the CTO of Sandsoft, a game developer. Al Sharif was stranded at Barcelona airport on Friday because of the IT outage disrupting travel and other services. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

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