Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounded its flights for hours

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounded its flights for hours 38 mins ago 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.