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Two American Airlines Flights End Up with the Same Flight Numbers

62 points · 34 comments · samch

ranger_danger · 1791058225 · focus · HN ↗
What amazes me is that their software has never been updated to support flight numbers longer than 4 digits.
1. MiroslavPokorny · 1791083947 · focus · HN ↗
  Theres a simpler change, how is it possible to allocate numbers without first verifying said number is unique.

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