Alaska Airlines grounds all flights after IT outage

Alaska Airlines cancels flights: Airline warns more flight 'cancellations are possible' after IT outage - was it a cybersecurity incident?

Alaska Airline has warned more flight “cancellations are possible” after an IT outage.

Alaska Airlines IT Outage Disrupts Hundreds of Flights

Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flights and thousands of passengers’ travel plans were disrupted over the weekend and well into Monday following a “significant IT outage” that resulted in the grounding of planes for about three hours. The airline has since resumed flights, but the company said in a statement late Monday that the effects of the grounding could result in possible additional disruptions as well as delays. Travelers have reported waitin…

Alaska Airlines IT outage causes cancellations for Alaskan travelers

Several Alaska Airlines planes are parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport gates on Jan. 5, 2022. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) An IT outage that grounded all Alaska Airlines flights Sunday night led to cancellations Monday at airports in Alaska. Seven flights out of Alaska had been canceled as of 10 a.m. Monday: three flights between Fairbanks and Seattle and four between Anchorage and Seattle. Several flights departed late early Monda…

Alaska Airlines says hardware failure led to IT outage, grounding planes

Alaska Airlines is rushing to fix a major disruption to its service after a hardware failure forced a ground stop of its planes for around three hours Sunday night.

Alaska Airlines' Operations Halted For Three Hours Sunday Night Due to IT Problem, Impacts Continue

It clearly wasn't as bad as Delta Airlines' meltdown last summer, or the Southwest Airlines meltdown in December 2022, but Alaska Airlines had an IT "outage" Sunday evening that led to a three-hour ground stop for all its planes.The trouble began at 8 pm Sunday, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines posted to Xitter Sunday night. Without explaining the nature of the computer trouble, the company said it "experienced an IT outage that res…

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after flights grounded due to IT outage

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Alaska Airlines restored service late on Sunday after a technical issue triggered a systemwide outage and forced a temporary ground stop for all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights, the company said on Monday.  The disruption began around 8 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday and lasted approximately three hours, according to a company statement posted to X. Operations resumed at 11 p.m. on Sunday as the ground sto…