Alaska Airlines hit by IT outage causing ground stop in Seattle

Alaska Airlines reported an IT outage causing significant disruption, including delayed flights. The issue was a certificate issue, not a cyber attack, affecting multiple systems, causing residual impact.

By Reuters | Updated: Sep 23, 2024, 11.45 AM IST

FILE PHOTO: An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the tail of a United Airlines aircraft as it lands at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.

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

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 unauthorized activity. It was a certificate issue that impacted multiple systems," it added.

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