United Airlines was forced to issue a ground stop for all flights nationwide due to a technical issue with its weight and balance computer system Wednesday evening. "Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,

Passengers of United Airlines in the US have faced delays after the airline temporarily halted flights at major airports over a "technology issue". A ground stop was issued for the company's mainline flights from departure airports, causing issues at airports including Chicago, Denver, Houston, San Francisco and New Jersey.

United Airlines suffered a major "technology disruption" on Wednesday night, the carrier has told Newsweek via email, leading to widespread travel chaos in the United States and beyond, and it later warned of "residual delays" even though the underlying issue had been resolved.