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Jun 26, 2023 | 2:59 am

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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA (Post # 2)

All the NE airport from IAD/DC to BOS are weather impacted, the strain on the system with a dozen impact airports is very likely.

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Originally Posted by jasonvr (Post # 3)

But does that cause the computers to really go down?

Clearly, weather can create overwhelming burdens and demands on computer systems through the sheer number of passengers and reservations effected.

The same principle is used for a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack against websites by hackers.

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