United Airlines briefly grounded all flights out of the United States and Canada Wednesday for the second time in two months. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told the Daily Beast in an email statement that “United requested the ground stop for their fleet early this morning.” The airline, which operates 4,000 to 5,000 flights daily, cited “brief connectivity issue just before midnight Central time on Tuesday” as the reason for the grounding to the Daily Mail, which resumed normal operations less than an hour later. The Daily Beast has contacted United Airlines for additional information. The previous grounding order came Aug. 6 for major U.S. airports like Chicago, Denver, and Houston, resulting in widespread delays. The grounding lasted for a few hours but was eventually resolve

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