United Airlines Flights Grounded At LAX Due To Computer Issue

LOS ANGELES, CA — United Airlines flights across the nation, including at LAX, were briefly grounded Tuesday morning due to a systemwide technology issue, the airline announced.

At about 10:30 Tuesday morning, the airline announced that all scheduled departing flights were to be held at their departure airports until the issue was resolved. Flights that were already in the air were allowed to continue to fly toward their destinations as planned.

One of several FAA bulletins said that United crews were unable to contact airline dispatchers through normal means. The FAA said the issue was limited to United and its subsidiaries.

At about 11 a.m., United announced that the technology issue was remedied and flights resumed. The ground stop could result in a domino effect of flight delays and impacts throughout the day.

"We’re working with impacted customers to help them reach their destinations as soon as possible," United said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Patch staffer Anna Schier contributed to this report.