The outage occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on Sunday.
SEATAC, Wash. — Alaska Airlines requested a temporary ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air flights Sunday evening due to an IT outage, the airline told KING 5.
The “system-wide” ground stop will continue until the issue is resolved, according to the airline.
“We apologize to ours guests for this inconvenience,” the airline said in a written statement. “There will be residual impacts to our operation throughout the evening.”
People traveling Sunday night were told to check the status of their flight before leaving for the airport.
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