UNITED and American Airlines flyers have been stuck waiting on the tarmac as technological issues cause a headache-inducing series of delays.

Airline officials admitted that planes sat unmoving early Wednesday morning for minutes on end, hours before more passengers complained of flight issues.

At 1 am ET on Wednesday, United reported a "connectivity issue" to the Federal Aviation Administration and asked officials to declare a stop, NBC News reported.

The airline initially requested for flights to be grounded until 2:30 am, but the order was lifted by 1:30 am.

When asked about the delay, the carrier said, "United experienced a brief connectivity issue just before midnight Central time on Tuesday, but has since resumed normal operations."

Forty-two delays and four cancellations we

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