United’s global systems failure causing major flight delays
Skift Take
Expect major delays for travelers this evening as back ups at major airports around the U.S. are compounded by existing re-scheduling because of tropical-storm-turned-hurricane Isaac.
United Airlines caused headaches at major airports in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York this afternoon as computer problems affected its operations both on the ground and on its website.
The airline described the problems as a "network outage." The extent of the outage extended from United.com, which was down for roughly two hours, to its systems at airports which required the airline to rely on hand-written boarding passes.
[caption id="attachment_19270" align="alignright" width="294"] "No joke, this is my boarding pass for my flight on @united this evening. Systems are down in STL. #travelerproblems" via twitter.com/jmeg386.[/caption]
Pictures shared by users on Twitter showed lines wrapped around the inside of Washington Dulles and Chicago-O'Hare airports.
Systems returned to relative normality around 6 p.m., but the three-hour delays
