United Airlines Grounds Flights Due to Technology Outage

United Airlines experienced a major technology issue, causing a temporary grounding of its flights across U.S. airports. A weight calculation system outage led to the halt, affecting hub airports like Newark and Chicago. By late evening, though resolved, 28% of United flights were delayed.

United Airlines was forced to ground flights at U.S. airports on Wednesday after experiencing a significant technology issue. The airline warned passengers of potential additional delays into the evening.

The issue, identified as an outage within the weight calculation system, led to United's mainline flights being held at departure points. FlightRadar24 later confirmed that flights had resumed normal operations by 9:19 p.m. ET.

This disruption follows a similar incident with Alaska Airlines, which faced multiple IT outages over the past year. As of Wednesday evening, 28% of United's flights were reported delayed, affecting major airports such as Newark, Denver, and Chicago.

(With inputs from agencies.)