For the second time in less than six weeks, United Airlinesgrounded all U.S. departures due to a computer fault.
The ban lasted approximately two hours and was lifted at 10:20a.m. ET. A similar situation arose in early June when the airlinecited a lack of “proper dispatch information” as the reason planeswere delayed from taking off for less than an hour.
NBC's Jeff Rossen tweeted “@united agents now writing baggagetickets by hand. Supervisor tells me 'unclear' when system will beback up.”
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
