PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Alaska Airlines posted on their website they “are experiencing issues with our IT systems,” and the FAA status page states the airline requested a nationwide ground stop for all its mainline aircraft on Sunday.
The FAA’s website showed the order affected all destinations served by Alaska Airlines’ mainline fleet.
“At approximately 8 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, Alaska Airlines experienced an IT outage that’s impacting our operations. We requested a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air flights until the issue is resolved,” the airline said in a statement Sunday evening.
Officials with Portland International Airport confirmed the Alaska Air flights are grounded at this time, but did not provide any other comment.
KOIN 6 News has a crew on the way to Portland International Airport and will have more information as it develops
