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SALT LAKE CITY — About an hour after a network connectivity issue grounded all United Airlines flights, the issue was resolved and the ground stop canceled.
Travelers departing throughout the country were grounded Wednesday morning at all facilities, including subcarriers of United Airlines. Those subcarriers were released from the ground stop about 20 minutes after the grounding, according to the FAA. By 8 a.m. MDT, the computer glitch was fixed and the ground stop lifted. Brief delays were expected at the Salt Lake City International Airport.
Aahhh! Much better @united ticket counter. Computer glitch fixed. LIVE at 8am @kslnewsradiopic.twitter.com/cz3dKOHjP7 — Peter Samore (@kslpetersamore) July 8, 2015
The ground stop affected about 3,500 flights, [according to CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/id/102789598).
We experienced a network connectivity issue. We are working to resolve and apologize for any inconvenience. — United (@united) July 8, 2015
In the hour during the ground stop, on its Twitter, the airline said it was working to resolve issues with its passenger service system. [CNN reported](http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/08/news/companies/united-flights-grounded-computer/) that airline employees were hand writing tickets for passengers.
Contributing: Brittany Copeland
