Alaska Airlines experienced a significant disruption when a critical piece of multi-redundant hardware failed, necessitating a system-wide ground stop for all flights. The grounding began at 8 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday and lasted until 11 p.m., resulting in more than 150 flight cancellations, particularly at its Seattle hub. Despite the disruptions, the airline confirmed that there was no hacking involved, and they are addressing the hardware issue with their vendor. Passenger schedules were heavily impacted, leading to acknowledgment of the inconvenience by the airline.
A critical piece of multi-redundant hardware at Alaska Airlines' data centers experienced an unexpected failure, affecting several key systems without any involvement of hacking.
Alaska Airlines canceled over 150 flights since Sunday evening, including 64 on Monday, primarily affecting its major hub in Seattle and other airports nationwide.
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