Alaska Airlines Restores Flights After System Outage

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Alaska Airlines resumed service after a tech outage grounded flights and canceled over 229 trips. Operations were restored late Thursday, though further delays are possible as the carrier assesses financial impacts.

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00:02Alaska Airlines restored operations early Friday after a tech outage halted flights nationwide and canceled more than 229 trips,

00:09including those of its Horizon Air subsidiary, according to Reuters.

00:12Airlines said the issue was resolved by 11.30 p.m. local time Thursday, but warned that further disruptions are possible.

00:17Alaska Air Group is not yet determined how the outage will affect its fourth-quarter financial results.

00:21The carrier, which reported $3.77 billion in third-quarter revenue,

00:25postponed its October 24 earnings call to focus on recovery and guest support.

00:30Similar IT feeler grounded Alaska flights for three hours in July.

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