United Airlines experienced a systemwide disruption on late Tuesday, September 23, prompting a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights across the United States and Canada , according to a Reuters report. The airline requested the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to halt departures after reporting a connectivity issue just before midnight Central Time. Within about an hour, the issue was resolved, and normal operations resumed.

United Airlines

IATA Code

UA

ICAO Code

UAL

Airline Type

Full Service Carrier

IATA/ICAO Code

UA/UAL

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This marks the second major technology interruption for United in just over a month. In August, the airline endured a similar outage that grounded departures at major hubs like Newark, Denver, Houston, and

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