Computer Failure Leaves Long Lines At JFK

A server problem leaves check-in staff at the British Airways' operated terminal handwriting boarding passed.f

A computer systems failure at JFK Airport in New York has left hundreds of international passengers stranded in the terminal.

Passengers departing from the airport's Terminal 7, which is operated by British Airways, were warned they faced crowding and delays on Monday because of the fault.
A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said a server providing internet service developed problems at around 4pm on Sunday.
Airline staff were forced to ditch the usual check-in procedures and handwrite boarding passes and baggage claim tickets.
At one point on Sunday night, more than 1,000 passengers were waiting to get checked in.
Mike Priestly, a passenger who was flying to London on a BA flight, told CBS New York: "It's been pretty packed. And pretty cramped and pretty unsafe at times.
"There's been no public announcements to any of the customers waiting in there."
The systems failure did not after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security operations at the airport.
It was unclear when the computer issue will be fixed, the port authority said.
It comes after warnings of long queues to get through security at US airports because of a cutback in TSA screening staff.