United Airways flights at Denver Worldwide Airport and different main American airports had been grounded Wednesday evening due to a “expertise challenge,” airways officers mentioned.
Flights departing DIA for Newark Worldwide Airport in New Jersey, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport and San Francisco Worldwide Airport had been on a floor cease for a number of hours, in keeping with the Federal Aviation Administration.
As of 8:15 p.m, United flights to Houston and Chicago had been nonetheless on a floor cease in Denver, the FAA reported.
“Attributable to a expertise challenge, we’re holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” United officers mentioned in a press release.
“We anticipate extra flight delays this night as we work by means of this challenge. Security is our high precedence, and we’ll work with our prospects to get them to their locations,” the assertion continued.
There have been 275 delays and 12 canceled United flights at DIA as of 8:15 p.m., in keeping with the flight monitoring web site FlightAware.
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