United Airlines Resumed Its Flights Today After A Computer Failure

United Airlines Resumed Its Flights Today After A Computer Failure: United Airlines said Saturday that a computer glitch that grounded flights across the U.S.A. and left some passengers stranded overnight had been fixed. The airline charged the trouble on "a network connectivity event" and said it was in the process of resuming normal operations. But the airline also indicated passengers may experience some delays for the rest of the weekend. "While we'll be experiencing some residual effect on our flight operations throughout the weekend, United is committed to restoring normal operations as soon as possible," Alexandria Marren, senior vice-president of system operations control for United, said in a written statement. The airline excused to its customers and said it was rebooking passengers as needed. The outage began approximately 7:15 p.m. CDT (0015 GMT) Friday and lasted for about 5 hours. As a result, long lines of passengers formed at airports in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago. Some passengers ended up spending the night at airports or found hotel rooms in the cities where they were stranded. United said its flight departures, airport processing and reservation system, admitting its internet site, were affected by the outage. United did not say how many passengers or flights were affected. But Los Angeles International Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said the outage affected about 2,500 folks at that airport alone. At the San Francisco International Airport, hundreds of passengers stood shoulder-to-shoulder. Still, some folks took the delays in stride. Steve Cole, fifty-one, of Bloxwich, England, was at the San Francisco airport waiting for a flight to Las Vegas. These are the things you've to expect when you are on holiday." Cole said. "I am missing a night of gambling," he added with a grin. United Airlines Resumed Its Flights Today After A Computer Failure