COMPUTER GLITCH BRIEFLY GROUNDED ALL UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHTS IN US

Tue 05 September 2023:

United Airlines issued a nationwide ground stop on all flights that was quickly lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed.

As the fourth-largest domestic carrier in the United States, United Airlines found itself in the situation of temporarily grounding its departing aircraft while addressing the technology issue. The airline promptly issued a statement acknowledging the incident, stating, “Flights that are already in the air will continue to their planned destinations. We are actively investigating the matter and will provide further updates as information becomes available.”

“We’re working with impacted customers to help them reach their destinations as soon as possible, ” the airline said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

The ground stop was lifted shortly before 1400 EST (1900 BST).

United had scrapped only seven flights by midafternoon Tuesday, less than an average of about 16 per day over the Labor Day weekend, according to figures from tracking service FlightAware. But more than 300 United flights were delayed — 12% of the carrier’s schedule and far more than rival airlines including American, Delta and Southwest.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has criticized airlines for flight problems and other issues over the past year, posted that the FAA was “receiving more information about the cause and scope of the issue, and DOT will make sure UA meets its obligations to affected passengers.”

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