Alaska Airlines has imposed a nationwide ground stop after an IT system failure disrupted operations. The airline confirmed the outage on Thursday, stating, “Alaska Airlines is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations. A temporary ground stop is in place. We apologize for the inconvenience.”
The decision to halt flights was made following requests to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The airline urged passengers scheduled to travel that evening to verify their flight status before arriving at airports. The ground stop applies to all Alaska Airlines departures across the country, including services from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
No further details about the cause of the IT outage were provided in the statement.
