United Airlines passengers faced the prospect of delays Wednesday evening after the carrier requested a nationwide ground stop because of an IT glitch.
The ground stop was requested around 6:15 p.m. EST and lasted about two hours. United issued a statement just after 10 p.m. EST saying that the issue had been resolved.
United was treating the issue as a controllable delay, meaning it would would cover certain delay-related expenses for travelers. The "technology issue" affected a system that feeds information on flight times and weight and balance into the company's other flight programs.
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