Alaska Airlines orders ground stop over IT outage
Alaska Airlines has issued a system-wide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air flights over an IT outage.
What we know:
The ground stop was requested just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, according to the FAA.
Alaska said it is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations, and that a temporary ground stop is in place.
What we don't know:
There is no timeline yet for when the ground stop will be lifted.
The airline has not yet disclosed the root cause of the outage, and will provide more details as they become available.
Travelers are asked to check their flight status before heading to the airport. Alaska has had 61 flights delayed at SEA Airport on Thursday, according to FlightAware.
Dig deeper:
Alaska previously issued a ground stop at SEA Airport after an IT outage on July 20. It lasted about three hours and caused hundreds of flight delays and cancellations.
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The airline expects it to take some time for overall operations to return to normal.
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The Source: Information in this story came from Alaska Airlines, the FAA and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.