United Airlines flights delayed nationwide after 'technology outage'

United Airlines flights in the United States were delayed Saturday morning after a tech outage. Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Some United Airlines flights across the US, from New York to San Francisco, were delayed on Saturday due to a technology outage.United Airlines passengers said on social media that the issue affected operations at several major airports, including Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Some passengers said they faced delays, while others said they encountered issues checking in, boarding, and checking their bags.Down Detector, a site that tracks status updates and outages, showed that passengers began reporting the issues before 7:40 a.m. on Saturday. By 8:23 a.m., Down Detector had recorded more than 430 reports.A spokesperson for United Airlines said the issue has since been resolved."Our teams are getting our operations back to normal after a technology outage affected contact centers and check-in processes earlier today," the spokesperson told Business Insider. "We encourage customers to check their flight status on the United app as they get ready to travel today."The spokesperson said the outage struck the airline's reservation system. As a result, the company couldn't process check-ins or process customer tickets. The spokesperson said the outage did not affect flights that were already airborne or had left the gate.United Airlines was among several airlines that faced major disruptions after widespread tech outages related to a CrowdStrike update two years ago. At the time, the airline cautioned pilots that they may be unable to communicate with ground services. It was forced to cancel thousands of flights as a result. Read next Lauren Edmonds is an award-winning reporter on the Business News team. When news isn't breaking, she covers personal finance, kitchen-table economics, and paths to financial freedom, including investing, real estate, side hustles, and small business. She also writes about guaranteed and universal basic income programs in the United States.Lauren has also covered lifestyle and entertainment, digital culture, and more. She has a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and resides in New York City.Do you have an interesting story to tell? You can reach Lauren at ledmonds@businessinsider.com or on Signal at ledmonds0.07.Popular StoriesNetflix wants to be Disney when it grows up Why Hollywood is paying this 17-year-old up to $20,000 to boost film trailers with TikTok editsHere's all the free money Trump's talked about giving Americans during his second term — and where it all standsA 17-year-old earned $72,000 after investing his e-commerce profits into stocks. Here's why he bet on the tech industry.Lawmakers float a nationwide basic income experiment that would cover the cost of a 2-bedroom apartmentNearly 30,000 Americans have received about $335 million in basic income. Here are 5 takeaways. Americans ditch suffocating healthcare costs and divisive politics to retire in Italy: 'It's the way they approach life'From 'road-schooling' to gas that costs $500, this family of 4 shares what it's like living in a solar-powered Greyhound bus United Airlines air travel