UA mainline domestic flights grounded -- 22 Jan 2017 IT issue [STOP LIFTED]
 

Stuck in BOS, explanation is that United computers in Chicago are down. Anyone else experiencing this? They say they are trying alternate method to get the data we need to fly.

Nationwide ground stop
 

According to pilot, United just announced nationwide ground stop.

Yep
 

same in Honolulu. Claim it is worldwide and affecting other airlines as well?

All flights world-wide grounded--per UA pilot
 

It's 2PM Honolulu time and we've been all loaded up to go on UA 724 for SFO.
Captain gets on intercom and says we (all other planes) are grounded because of world-wide communications meltdown. I called the airline's number and they don't know anything about it.

Anybody know anything about anything right now? Seems improbable. Are all flights in the air going to try to land somewhere? Is the world flying in the dark (if at all)?

Same message in BOS. And nothing posted online.

Same on board a flight in Houston. We were about to push back.

Only good news from here is I'm watching the football game

FAA website has it listed as a ground stop.
From fly.faa.gov/ois:

MESSAGE: EVENT TIME: 22/2345 - 0100
GROUND STOP ALL UAL MAINLINE DEPARTURES TO DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS.
INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS ARE EXEMPT. UAL SUB CARRIERS ARE EXEMPT.
UPDATE AT 0100Z. THIS IS UAL REQUEST
EFFECTIVE TIME: 222342 - 230130
SIGNATURE: 17/01/22 23:42

Thankfully not on UA today and not flying them home from PVR tomorrow. Have been caught up in these a couple times on UA, not fun but they'll work through it.

Not sure why int'l is exempt. On IAH to SJO Costa Rica right now and pilot just said company wants to wait an hour for system to come back...

Today I noticed a much longer security line at NRT, which I have never seen that long before, is this related?

On ua 442 ord-bdl - was so close to being ready when it went down. Fantastic

Same is true in Florida. All aircraft delayed until 8pm
 

Just announced that flights are delayed till 8 pm. Hopefully my connection will be delayed too.

Same in Denver. Waiting to board.

i guess...
 

not even Meme Magic can keep SHARES online.

I just landed in IAH and we are stuck on the tarmac waiting to get into a gate. Of course no one is able to depart so we are not going anywhere...