Alaska Airlines grounds flights after IT outage

Source: The Guardian

US carrier Alaska Airlines grounded its flights after an IT outage on Sunday that affected its systems, the company said, without specifying the nature of the outage, marking the second time it has grounded its fleet in just over a year.

“At approximately 8pm Pacific on Sunday (0300 GMT on Monday), Alaska Airlines experienced an IT outage that’s impacting our operations,” the carrier said in a statement. “We requested a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air flights.”

The Seattle-based airline said there would be residual impacts to its operations throughout the evening, without providing more details.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The FAA status page showed all destinations affected by the ground stop of Alaska’s mainline aircraft, and the suspension of Horizon’s operations.

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