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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jack Brook and Lisa Baumann

United Airlines tech issue that impacted more than 1,000 flights resolved, residual delays expected

United Airlines Flights Grounded - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A disruption to a system housing United Airlines' flight information that caused more than 1,000 delays has been resolved, but delays continued into Thursday.

The impacted system, called Unimatic, houses flight information that is fed to other systems including those that calculate weight and balance and track flight times, according to United. It’s not clear what caused the problem, which was resolved late Wednesday. While residual delays were expected, United said its team was working to restore normal operations.

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