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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: jwk who wrote (4126)2/26/1999 12:53:00 PM
From: John Mansfield   of 9818
 
'Y2K Forces ICAO To Limit New Year's Asia-Pacific Flights

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The International Civil Aviation Organization decided Friday to reduce the number of Asia-Pacific flights around New Year's Eve to head off possible problems resulting from the year 2000 computer glitch.

Under ICAO's crisis-management plan, flights on major Asia-Pacific routes will be limited to one-third the usual volume from the evening of Dec. 31 through Jan. 1, 2000.

By doing so, the organization hopes to help airports maintain sufficient control over aviation in the event of computer or radar problems caused by the Y2K bug, which occurs when computers misinterpret the year 2000 as the 1900.

ICAO approved the plan at a meeting held here with aviation authorities from the Pacific region to discuss contingency measures.

According to the Japanese Transport Ministry's Aviation Bureau, a total of 64 airways on Northern Pacific, Central Pacific, Oceania and Russian routes will be affected.

Within each airway, aircraft ordinarily fly at four different altitudes, with intervals of 10 minutes between flights sharing the same altitude.

But on New Year's Eve, planes will fly at two different altitudes and with intervals of 15 minutes between them. Analysts say travelers could face significant delays or even cancellations of their flights, particularly on the heavily congested northern Pacific routes.

(The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Saturday morning edition)

nni.nikkei.co.jp
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