Alaska Airlines grounded its entire U.S. fleet Wednesday morning after experiencing problems with a computer system upgrade.
The Seattle-based carrier said in a statement that an issue arose “while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance.”
The Federal Aviation Administration approved a ground stop for all Alaska and Horizon flights starting at approximately 10:50 a.m. ET.
“We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” the airline said in a statement. “We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage guests to check the status of their flights on alaskaair.com or the Alaska App prior to heading to the airport,”
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