United Airlines faced significant disruptions on Wednesday due to a major technology issue, which impacted mainline flights at various departure airports. The Federal Aviation Administration imposed ground stops for United flights at several major hubs, while regional jet operations were unaffected. Travelers reported being stuck on planes and at terminals, leading to frustration on social media. Although flights already airborne were not affected, this outage adds to a pattern of recent system issues faced by major U.S. carriers, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities within airline technology systems.
"Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports," the airline said in a statement.
At the carrier's request, the Federal Aviation Administration issued ground stops for all of its United flights at the airline's major hubs including Chicago, Houston, Denver, Newark, N.J. and San Francisco.
"We expect additional flight delays this evening as we work through this issue. Safety is our top priority, and we'll work with our customers to get them to their destinations," the airline said.
United is just the latest major carrier to suffer a systemwide computer meltdown.
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