India, Aug. 7 -- United Airlines stated that a technical issue prompted the company to temporarily ground its flights at major airports across the US. "Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports," the airline reportedly said. However, social media users are refusing to accept the explanation, speculating that the incident was caused by a "cyber attack" and that the company is trying to cover that up.

The carrier did not provide details of the tech issue that grounded its flights. However, according to a Reuters report, the outage was caused by the airline's weight calculation system.

The outage lasted more than an hour and prompted ground stops at key airports, including Houston, Chicag...