FAA points floor cease advisory for Alaska Airlines
The advisory stated that flights for SkyWest, which supplies regional service for Alaska Airlines and others, have been excluded.
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The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a floor cease that utilized to all Alaska Airlines and subcarrier flights after about an hour Wednesday. The order was first instituted due to a software program difficulty on the airline.
“This morning we skilled a difficulty whereas performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and steadiness. Out of an abundance of warning, we requested a floor cease for all Alaska and Horizon flights, which was instituted at roughly 7:30 a.m. PT,” Alaska stated in an announcement to USA TODAY. “The difficulty was mitigated and the bottom cease for Alaska and Horizon flights expired at 8:30 a.m. PT. We have begun releasing flights. Residual delays are anticipated all through the day. We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage company to examine the standing of their flights on alaskaair.com or the Alaska App previous to heading to the airport.”
The floor cease didn’t apply to Alaska flights operated by regional provider SkyWest.
Although Alaska stated it anticipates some delays all through its system Wednesday on account of the bottom cease, as of 11:50 a.m. ET, the airline was not reporting any cancellations, in line with FlightAware.
Zach Wichter is a journey reporter for USA TODAY primarily based in New York. You can attain him at [email protected].
