Alaska Airlines lifts ground stop for all mainline aircraft: FAA

Alaska Airlines' operations resumed late Sunday after it had asked for a ground stop for all the airline's mainline aircraft, according to the airline and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA's status page and Alaska Airlines said the ground stop was canceled as of 11 p.m. local time, following the airline's request for the ground stop over an IT outage hours earlier.

"At approximately 8 p.m. Pacific on July 20, we experienced an IT outage that resulted in a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights," a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement to FOX Business.

"As of 11 p.m. Pacific, the ground stop has been lifted, and our operations have resumed," the spokesperson continued. "As we reposition our aircraft and crews, there will most likely be residual impacts to our flights. It will take some time to get our overall operations back to normal."

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