A number of flights grounded at LAX following IT outage, airline says – NBC Los Angeles

A number of planes had been grounded Sunday following an IT outage affecting Alaska Airways and Horizon Air flights.
The outage started round 8 p.m., impacting the airways’ operations, in line with a spokesperson for Alaska Airways.
“We requested a brief, system-wide floor cease for Alaska and Horizon Air flights till the problem is resolved,” wrote Alaska Airways in a press release to NBC4.
The reason for the outage was not instantly clear.
As of 11 p.m., the bottom cease was lifted and operations resumed.
