China Air of Taiwan cancels 35 flights, citing Y2K concern

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China Air of Taiwan cancels 35 flights, citing Y2K concern

Computers/Internet News Keywords: SHOCKEROOSKI Source: Bloomberg Published: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 Posted on 11/24/1999 07:36:47 PST by Dog Gone China Airlines Ltd., Taiwan's largest carrier, said it will cancel or reschedule 35 flights on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 because of concern about the Year 2000 computer problem.

The changes affect 14 flights to the U.S., nine to Europe, two to Australia and 10 within Asia.

The move was prompted by ``uncertainty about Y2K readiness of airports and air traffic systems within the aviation industry,'' CAL said in a statement.

Passengers already booked on the flights are being contacted by the airline, which will assist them in arranging alternate travel plans.

CAL said it spent NT$300 million ($9.5 million) on Y2K-related testing and to upgrade computers and software.

``At all times in our operations, flight safety is our prime concern,'' CAL President Sandy Liu said. ``If there is any safety doubt, we would rather not operate at all.''

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-- eggman (eggman@flattop.com), November 24, 1999

Answers

Air line crashes


-- rt (fly@ontheground.com), November 24, 1999.

Link?

-- counting down (the@days.now), November 24, 1999.

And remember: China is putting their airlines CEO's into planes during the rollover, and they tested a rollover in planes in flight last week. Given this, I find it credible that their air*lines* (i.e. the planes themselves) are really compliant (and I mean REALLY really, not "kind of" really), so if they're expressing concern about air*ports* and traffic control systems, then that's definitely food for thought.

-- Colin MacDonald (roborogerborg@yahoo.com), November 25, 1999.

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