Alaska Airlines grounds all flights: How many planes are grounded, which airports are hit now?

Alaska Airlines announced that they were experiencing issues with their IT systems.

Updated on: Jul 21, 2025, 10:49:31 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Alaska Airlines issued a ground stop for all their flights today, and while the reason was not immediately clear, the airline later came out and announced that they took the decision due to some issues they were experiencing with their IT systems.

The Seattle-based airline said there would be residual impacts to its operations throughout the evening. (X/@AlaskaAir)

How many planes were impacted?

Alaska Airlines requested a ground stop for all its mainline aircraft, as per the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The company page notes it has an operational fleet of 238 Boeing 737 aircraft, and 87 Embraer 175 aircraft, taking the total to 325.

Which airports are witnessing delays?

Given that the airlines issued a ground stop for its entire fleet, all airports that are scheduled to receive Alaska Airlines planes are impacted.

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However, airports currently showing ground stop or delay programs, as per the FAA include – San Francisco International Airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Orlando International Airport, Tampa International Airport, Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Palm Beach International Airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and Denver International Airport.

What happened with Alaska Airlines?

U.S. carrier Alaska Airlines grounded all of its flights after experiencing an IT outage on Sunday that impacted its systems, the company said, without specifying the nature of the outage.

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The Seattle-based airline said there would be residual impacts to its operations throughout the evening, without providing more specific details.

In June, Alaska Air Group-owned Hawaiian Airlines said some of its IT systems were disrupted by a hack. Alaska Air Group said it was still determining the financial impact of the hack.

(With Reuters inputs)

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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