United suffers computer issues, delays widespread - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

United suffers computer issues, delays widespread

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United Airlines is apologizing after some of its major computer systems and its website failed on Tuesday.

The airline also says it won't charge the usual change fees for passengers on affected flights who want to cancel or rebook their tickets.

The glitch was another in a long string of technology problems that began when it merged computer systems with Continental's in March.

United acknowledged at least 200 delayed flights. Its passenger reservation system and website stopped working for about two-and-a-half hours, although the precise cause wasn't known.

The outage didn't affect planes in flight.

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