Alaska Airlines’ IT department conducts ground flights and disrupts Cyber ​​Monday orders

Alaska Airlines’ IT department conducts ground flights and disrupts Cyber ​​Monday orders

Alaska Airlines’ business is reportedly back to normal after the airline experienced an information technology (IT) issue on Monday that led to booking disruptions and delayed flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac).

“This morning we experienced an IT issue that resulted in significant disruption to our operations including delayed flights,” the airline said in a statement to local KIRO Newsradio.

The Seattle-based airline requested a brief ground stop at Sea-Tac Airport at 11:20 a.m., which was lifted at midday, the media outlet reported, to “clear the aircraft congestion on the ground.”

The airline was offering Cyber ​​Monday deals at the time, and the IT issue briefly disrupted people trying to book flights online, KIRO reported. The sale runs through Wednesday, Alaska Airlines’ website shows.

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Alaska Airlines plane in Las Vegas

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 lands at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on February 10, 2010. (iStock / iStock)

A class action lawsuit was filed against Alaska Air Group last month Delta Air Lines A lawsuit over the impact of aircraft emissions near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is moving forward as plaintiffs claim the pollution caused physical harm, death and property damage.

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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER airplane

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft en route to San Francisco is seen before takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on January 8, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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The lawsuit was granted after a federal judge in Seattle rejected the airline’s request to dismiss claims from Washington residents to court documents.

Residents described a five-mile radius of the airport as a “contamination zone” in the lawsuit.

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER on the tarmac at SeaTac

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on Monday, January 22, 2024. (David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Alaska Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FOX Business.

FOX Business’ Marc Smith and Christina Shaw contributed to this report.

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