United grounds U.S., Canada departures briefly
United Airlines requested an FAA ground stop Tuesday night after reporting a brief connectivity issue that temporarily halted all departures in the U.S. and Canada; operations resumed after roughly 30 minutes. The carrier said this was the second such network halt in under two months, noting an early‑August ground stop that produced multi‑hour delays at major hubs including Newark, Denver, Houston and Chicago.
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United Airlines briefly grounds all flights across U.S. and Canada
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- United Airlines asked the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a ground stop for all U.S. and Canada departures Tuesday night.
- The airline said it experienced a 'brief connectivity issue' just before midnight Central time and grounded flights for about half an hour before resuming normal operations.
- This is the second recent ground‑stop incident for United; an early‑August technology issue caused multi‑hour delays at major U.S. airports (Newark, Denver, Houston, Chicago).