Alaska Airlines Resumes Operations After IT Outage Causes Headaches At Sea-Tac Chechen [N8P6jWPtANr]

After a long, chaotic night for travelers, dozens of flights remained canceled and delayed in Seattle on Friday morning following a massive IT outage at Alaska Airlines.

The airline grounded flights nationwide for hours on Thursday, leaving travelers stranded at airports, including Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

The ground stop was lifted at 11:30 p.m. The airline said in a statement Friday that 229 flights were canceled due to the outage. Operations have since resumed.

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