Fire Alarm at United Airlines Operations Center Causes Brief Nationwide Ground Stop

United Airlines Resumes Mainline Flights After Brief Nationwide Halt Due to Fire Alarm

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The airline said operations were back to normal after employees returned to the primary facility in Arlington Heights, where an emergency alarm had forced a temporary shift to a backup location. World News | United Airlines Resumes Mainline Flights After Brief Nationwide Halt Due to Fire Alarm.

Fire alarm at United Airlines operations center causes brief nationwide ground stop

United says no flights were diverted and United Express flights were not affected.

United Airlines resumes operations after brief nationwide mainline ground stop

United Airlines issued a nationwide ground stop for all of its mainline flights late Thursday after an emergency alarm at its Chicago operations center. "A fire alarm sounded at our operations center, which caused employees to move to our nearby backup facility and resulted in a brief nationwide ground stop of United aircraft," the company told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Employees have returned to our primary operations center, and the gr…

World's largest airline forced to ground entire fleet after fire alarm at HQ

United Airlines was forced to ground its entire fleet late on Thursday after a fire alarm at their operations centre. The world's largest airline said "flights may be temporarily delayed". The US's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the news, saying in an advisory that the ground stop was in effect at all airports due to the fire alarm at the company's headquarters in the Willis Tower, Chicago.A later air traffic advisory notice sho…

United Airlines issues brief nationwide ground stop after fire alarm at suburban facility

Mainline United Airlines flights were briefly halted nationwide due to a fire alarm at a suburban Chicago facility on Thursday evening, the airline said.