After the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights Friday after a communication issue affected all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, United Airlines is issuing travel waivers to customers affected.

A nationwide ground stop was lifted Friday night after being in effect for hours.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby still supports a potential merger with American Airlines.

Flights can get quite boring, especially when you are stuck in a cramped seat for several hours—which might be the reason why some turn a plane into a makeshift club. Some passengers, however, turn to alcoholic drinks to pass the time on a United Airlines flight—only to find they are not allowed to get one.

A widespread Microsoft service outage that began on Thursday has spilled into a second day, causing communication bottlenecks across the global aviation sector and forcing localized flight cancellations and delays as engineers work to fully restore server capacity.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is hyperfocused on improving the flying experience.