Alaska Airways grounds U.S. flights after one other IT outage

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Alaska Airways mentioned it’s recovering from an IT outage and “actively restoring operations” as of seven p.m. Thursday after grounding flights throughout the U.S. for about three hours.

The SeaTac, Wash.-based airline didn’t present additional particulars or disclose the reason for the IT outage. GeekWire has contacted Alaska Airways for extra info. Flights are resuming however passengers at some airports are going through lengthy delays as they await inbound planes.

In the course of the outage, passengers on Reddit reported that some planes had been sitting on the tarmac or de-boarding. Clients additionally reported points with the corporate’s app and web site.

It was Alaska’s second outage in three months. The Seattle-based airline grounded flights after an outage in July that lasted about three hours.

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Alaska Airways is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations. A brief floor cease is in place. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the event you're scheduled to fly tonight, please verify your flight standing earlier than heading to the airport.

— Alaska Airways Information (@AlaskaAirNews) October 23, 2025

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100 fewer Alaska Airways plane within the air now in comparison with final week because the airline is experiencing an IT outage this night. Some flights are actually departing, however a delays will probably be felt for a while to return. pic.twitter.com/zIkJTTETiz

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) October 24, 2025

Hanging out with my Alaska homies on the tarmac at SEATAC
byu/DripIntravenous inAlaskaAirlines

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