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,

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.

An undisclosed “technology issue” delayed more than 1,000 United Airlines flights across the U.S. United Airlines said in a statement Wednesday that flights on major routes were held at their departure airports because of a technology issue.