Alaska Airlines says it has canceled its ground stop for all flights.
On Thursday, the airline issued a full ground stop due to an IT issue.
This ground stop extended to Horizon Air as well.
According to the FAA notice, flights departing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were exempt.
An IT outage has affected our operations and has resulted in cancellations of some of our flights this evening and into tomorrow. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask that you check your flight status before heading to the airport. A flexible travel policy is in place to… https://t.co/zfmlZPAc8o
— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) October 24, 2025
KIRO 7 News reached out to Alaska Airlines, which sent the following:
“Alaska Airlines is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations. A temporary ground stop is in place. We apologize for the inconvenience.”
The company asked that customers check their flight status for Friday because the outage resulted in some cancellations. The company is offering a flexible travel policy for anyone wishing to adjust their flight. For more information, click here.
Back in July, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Airlines had a similar situation that disrupted operations around the country.
The July outage started at 8 p.m. on July 20 and lasted three hours, however, the outage had a ripple effect well into the next day after many delays and cancellations occurred.
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