United Airlines Flights Grounded Across the US…Again
Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, the FAA announced that United Airlines has grounded all flights in the United States over what it is calling “an automation issue.”
Last month, United grounded all domestic flights after what appeared to be an issue with faulty flight plans being uploaded to pilots.
Flight delays are expected throughout the day. We’ll follow up with more news as we have it.
United Airlines Flights No Longer Grounded, Delays Remain
About 3,500 flights were being affected. The delays could reach 235 domestic and 138 international destinations.
"We experienced a network connectivity issue this morning," United confirmed in a statement after 9 a.m. "We are working to resolve this and apologize to our customers for any inconvenience."
The Federal Aviation Administration specifically blamed the ground stop on "automation issues."
The ground stop, however, was lifted around 9:20 a.m. for United's regional carriers, which can perform their own weight and balance checks.
Passengers at airports from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Washington, D.C., to Florida complained of system backups and long lines.
NBC Connecticut said United passengers without a hard copy of their boarding pass were not being allowed to check in at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, north of Hartford.
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/united-airlines-passengers-say-flights-grounded-nationwide-n388536
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