Alaska Airlines hit by IT outage causing ground stop in Seattle

The issue has been resolved but a residual impact can be expected on operations

By Reuters

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Published: Mon 23 Sep 2024, 10:28 AM

Alaska Airlines said on Monday that it experienced an IT outage that caused significant disruption to its operation, including delayed flights.

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Alaska issued a ground stop in Seattle, it said in a statement to Reuters, adding that the issue has been resolved but it expects some residual impact to operations.

"This was not a cyber attack or any kind of unauthorised activity. It was a certificate issue that impacted multiple systems," it added.

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