United Airlines ‘fixes glitch that briefly held up all its departing flights’

One of several FAA bulletins said United crews were unable to contact airline dispatchers through normal means on Tuesday (Alamy/PA)

United Airlines said it has fixed a technology glitch that forced it to halt departures across the US, briefly crippling one of the nation’s biggest carriers on a busy travel day.

Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) officials said United crews had been unable to contact airline dispatchers through normal means.