A man from Denver was rebooking a flight for a family vacation when the purchase actually went through for a scammer.

A Denver man is lamenting the loss of thousands of dollars after rebooking a United Airlines flight following the cancellation of an earlier one, according to a 9News report.

United Airlines projects a record-breaking Labor Day weekend, expecting to carry around 3.1 million passengers from August 28 to September 2, a 220,000 increase from last year.

United Airlines has grounded flights nationwide on Wednesday night due to an issue with its weight and balance computer system.

A technical issue forced United Airlines to hold all mainline flights at departure airports on Wednesday evening, sparking travel chaos across the U.S.

Delays continued Thursday for some United Airlines passengers after a technical glitch the day before caused the airline to ground hundreds of flights across the country.

United Airlines' venture capital arm said on Wednesday it has invested in aerospace startup Astro Mechanica, which develops airframe designs and propulsion systems for supersonic aircraft, signaling renewed industry interest in ultra-fast jets.

A United Airlines flight was allegedly delayed for four hours after a passenger smoked cannabis in the plane 's toilets. Flight UA1679 was due to take off from San Francisco airport to Cancun in Mexico on 5 August, but was delayed at first due to administrative issues.