Alaska Airlines Resumes Service After IT Outage Causes 229 Flight Cancellations

Alaska Airlines has restored its operations on Thursday following a technology outage that forced the carrier to ground its aircraft for several hours.

In an official statement, the airline confirmed that 229 flights were canceled due to the IT disruption, and warned passengers that additional flight interruptions could occur as they work to "reposition aircraft and crews" throughout their network.

The Seattle-based carrier is actively working to assist affected travelers in reaching their intended destinations following the service disruption.

Alaska Airlines has urged all passengers to verify their flight status before traveling to the airport to avoid unnecessary inconvenience.

Wednesday's grounding affected both Alaska Air and Horizon Air operations across their route network.

Hawaiian Airlines, which was acquired by Alaska Air Group in the previous year, reported that its flights continued to operate according to schedule without disruption.

This incident follows a similar situation in July when Alaska was forced to ground all flights for approximately three hours due to the failure of essential hardware at one of their data centers.

Computer-related disruptions have been a recurring challenge in the airline industry, though most incidents typically result in only temporary service interruptions.