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United Airlines flights resume after grounding

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United Airline passengers crowd the check-in counter at Kansas City International Airport Wednesday morning after the airline’s computer system was restored after a brief shutdown that grounded all United flights.
United Airline passengers crowd the check-in counter at Kansas City International Airport Wednesday morning after the airline’s computer system was restored after a brief shutdown that grounded all United flights. KEITH MYERS kmyers@kcstar.com

United Airlines canceled its grounding of all flights after resolving an automation issue, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said.

“Automation issues” had triggered the stop for all flights just before 9 a.m. Washington time, the FAA said. United suffered a similar incident on June 2.

This story was originally published July 8, 2015 at 8:05 AM with the headline "United Airlines flights resume after grounding."

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