The Microsoft Azure outage knocked out some of Alaska Airlines' systems Wednesday, including its website and mobile app.

If you’ve been eyeing new travel opportunities, you’ll be pleased to know that Alaska Airlines is making a serious expansion in the Spring of 2026. Alaska Airlines announced that the carrier will launch 13 new nonstop routes,

The Seattle-based carrier plans to end flights to Austin, Boston, Burbank, Newark and Orlando while boosting daily service to Hawaii.

Alaska Airlines plans to open a business-class-only lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as part of the ongoing C Concourse expansion.

Alaska Airlines experienced a systemwide ground stop due to an IT outage, leaving passengers stranded for hours. The outage, caused by a failure at the primary data center, affected Alaska and Horizon Air flights, but not Hawaiian Airlines. Alaska Airlines apologized and implemented a flexible travel policy to assist affected passengers.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Alaska Airlines is adding four new non-stop routes out of PDX in 2026. Starting on May 13, 2026, Alaska Air will fly three summer-only daily routes to Baltimore, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. The airliner will also add a year-round daily route to Idaho Falls, Id. also beginning on May 13.

"Alaska Airlines is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations. A temporary ground stop is in place. We apologize for the inconvenience," the airline said in a statement. The airline is urging passengers scheduled to fly tonight to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

Alaska Airlines is currently facing an IT outage that has led to a temporary ground stop affecting its operations.The outage was reported at 4:21 p.m.The airli

Alaska Airlines is doubling down on its West Coast strategy with a major network expansion, announcing 13 new nonstop routes.

The Pierce County man said the chair was allowed on his flight from Seattle to Las Vegas, but not for the return flight because of a lost information card.

In addition to Alaska and Breeze, the Tri-Cities Airport is served by Allegiant (Las Vegas and Phoenix-Mesa), Delta Airlines (Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Seattle), United (Denver, San Francisco), and American Airlines (Phoenix-Sky Harbor).