For the second time in less than six weeks, United Airlines grounded all U.S. departures due to a computer fault.
The ban lasted approximately two hours and was lifted at 10:20 a.m. ET. A similar situation arose in early June when the airline cited a lack of “proper dispatch information” as the reason planes were delayed from taking off for less than an hour.
NBC's Jeff Rossen tweeted “@united agents now writing baggage tickets by hand. Supervisor tells me 'unclear' when system will be back up.”
United flights already airborne were not affected. According to a statement from United: “We experienced a network connectivity issue this morning. We are working to resolve this and apologize to our customers for any inconvenience.”
NBC Connecticut reported that Bradley International Airport was not allowing any United passengers without a hard copy boarding pass to check in for their flights.
The ground stop was not as significant for the airlines' partner carriers. Their ban was lifted at 9:20 a.m. ET.
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