A expertise concern at Alaska Airlines resulted within the non permanent grounding of flights in Seattle on Monday morning and issues into the afternoon for individuals making an attempt to e-book flights on its web site, the airline mentioned.
The Seattle-based company mentioned in a press release the difficulty Monday morning resulted in a “vital disruption” to its operation—together with delayed flights. The airline mentioned it requested a 40-minute floor cease at Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport to clear plane congestion.
No additional particulars got in regards to the expertise downside, and the explanation for the disruptions was unclear.
A message on the corporate’s web site Monday afternoon mentioned it was experiencing points with reserving flights on the web site, by means of a cellular app and on the contact middle.
“We sincerely apologize to our company who’re impacted and are working to resolve the difficulty as quickly as attainable,” the assertion mentioned.
The issues got here at the beginning of the corporate’s Cyber Monday flight sale. In feedback from its account on X to clients complaining of missed flights, delays and issues utilizing the airline’s app and web site, the provider additionally apologized.
In late September, Alaska Airways flights had been grounded in Seattle due to what the corporate known as vital disruptions from an unspecified expertise downside.