Washington, July 8 (IANS): United Airlines said on Wednesday it was forced to ground all its flights around the world due to computer problems.
About 3,500 flights around the world were affected, the US-based carrier said.
"We experienced a network connectivity issue this morning. We are working to resolve this and apologise to our customers for any inconvenience," the airline said in a message posted on its website.
The Federal Aviation Administration, meanwhile, said United's flights were grounded at 8 a.m., Efe nbews agency reported.