Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounds flights for hours

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Published  October 24, 2025 6:37am CDT
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FILE-An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing with high rises in downtown San Diego in the background on August 15, 2025 in San Diego, California.  (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Alaska Airlines flight operations resumed Friday after planes were grounded over an outage.
    • The issue occurred Thursday night, affecting over 200 flights.
    • Travelers impacted will receive assistance from the airline. 

Alaska Airlines operations resumed Friday after the company had to ground its planes for hours due to an information technology outage.

The Associated Press reported that the grounding Thursday impacted Alaska Air and Horizon Air flights.

Alaska Airlines statement

Dig deeper:

In a statement obtained by the Associated Press, Alaska Airlines said that 229 flights were canceled because of the outage and that more flight disruptions were expected as it worked to "reposition aircraft and crews."

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The airline told the AP that it is working on getting travelers affected by the disruption to their destinations.

The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Associated Press, which obtained a statement from Alaska Airlines. This story was reported from Washington, D.C. 

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