United Airlines Grounds Flights Nationwide Due To Technical Issue

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - United Airlines on Wednesday said that it has suspended flights due to a tech issue, and anticipates additional flight delays in the evening.

“Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” the airline said.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration earlier said it issued a ground stop for United Airlines flights at several U.S. airports. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Sandra Maler)