STORY: :: Nikki Chapman
United Airlines flights at U.S. airports were briefly grounded on Wednesday.
:: Alan Billman
The company says it has now fixed the tech issue that caused it.
In a statement, United said:
“We’ve resolved technology issues that had been affecting flights. While we’re still experiencing delays, our team is working to restore our normal operations.”
The issue came weeks after Alaska Airlines grounded flights for three hours in its second IT outage in just over a year.
According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the hours-long outage caused ground stops at major United hub airports, including Newark, Denver, Houston, and Chicago.
Flight tracking data service, FlightAware showed 34% of United flights had been delayed by the incident as of late Wednesday evening on the US East Coast.
United said the issue was with its Unimatic system, which feeds flight data to systems for weight, balance, and tracking.
It also said it would cover customer expenses, like hotels, for delays caused by the tech issue.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X that the issue was limited to United and unrelated to air traffic control.
