Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage ground planes for hours; 229 flights cancelled

Alaska Airlines has confirmed that its operations have resumed after an information technology (IT) outage forced the airline to ground its planes for hours. In a statement to the news agency AP, the airline said 229 flights were cancelled due to the outage and that additional flight disruptions were expected as it worked to “reposition aircraft and crews.” Alaska Airlines said it is working to get travellers to their destinations affected by the interruption and asked passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport. The latest grounding affected Alaska Air and Horizon Air flights. Hawaiian Airlines, which was acquired by Alaska Air Group last year, said its flights were operating as scheduled.