July 8, 2015
By Erik Ortiz and Janet Shamlian
United Airlines grounded flights nationwide (click here) Wednesday morning after its computer system suffered a technical glitch, the Federal Aviation Administration said, causing a ripple effect of heavy delays throughout major airports.
"We experienced a network connectivity issue this morning," United said in a statement. "We are working to resolve this and apologize to our customers for any inconvenience."
The FAA specifically blamed the ground stop on "automation issues."
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....
By Erik Ortiz and Janet Shamlian
United Airlines grounded flights nationwide (click here) Wednesday morning after its computer system suffered a technical glitch, the Federal Aviation Administration said, causing a ripple effect of heavy delays throughout major airports.
"We experienced a network connectivity issue this morning," United said in a statement. "We are working to resolve this and apologize to our customers for any inconvenience."
The FAA specifically blamed the ground stop on "automation issues."
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....
