June 23, 2007 – 3:16 pm, by Dan Gillmor

Unexpected Honesty from Airline

The Chicago Tribune reports on a systems problem that led to hundreds of delays an cancelations in the airline’s route system a few days ago. Amazingly, the airline cites “human error” — not computer error.

The fact is that “computer error” is almost always a code word for human mistakes. Give United credit for honesty this time.

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