Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines said its operations have resumed Friday after it had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage.

What You Need To Know • Alaska Airlines says its operations have resumed after it had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage • The airline says in a statement Friday that 229 flights were canceled because of the outage and that more flight disruptions were expected as it works to “reposition aircraft and crews” • It also adds it is working on getting travelers affected by the disruption to their destinations and recommends that passengers check their flight status before heading to the airport • The grounding Thursday affected Alaska Air and Horizon Air flights

The airline said in a statement