Alaska Airways grounded its fleet and that of a subsidiary Sunday night time resulting from IT points however resumed operations about three hours later, the provider mentioned.
In a statement posted on X, the provider mentioned, “At roughly 8 p.m. Pacific on July 20, we skilled an IT outage that resulted in a short lived, system-wide floor cease for Alaska Airways and Horizon Air flights. As of 11 p.m. Pacific, the bottom cease has been lifted, and our operations have resumed.
“As we reposition our plane and crews, there’ll most certainly be residual impacts to our flights. It would take a while to get our general operations again to regular.
“We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage visitors to examine the standing of your flight earlier than leaving for the airport.”
The Federal Aviation Administration posted advisories about the carrier’s status.
There was no instant phrase on how a lot the bottom cease impacted varied airports whereas it was in impact or since, or on the reason for the pc points that prompted it.
The Related Press notes that Alaska Airways additionally briefly grounded its flights in September in Seattle resulting from what it known as “important disruptions” from an unspecified tech drawback.
Alaska Airways’ headquarters are close to Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport.
