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swag

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5. Okee, looks like it was just for an hour.

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Wed Apr 17, 2024, 12:30 PM

Apr 17

"All flights by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, which is owned by Alaska, were grounded from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. “out of an abundance of caution,” the company said."

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All Alaska Airlines flights grounded: report [View all] swag Apr 17 OP

They were upgrading their weight and balance software and something glitched. Ocelot II Apr 17 #1

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense Warpy Apr 17 #6

Apparently the ground stop was just lifted BumRushDaShow Apr 17 #2

In a true MAGA world there is no FAA among other things, NONE Of the existing federal agencies would Eliot Rosewater Apr 17 #3

But surely, if planes fell out of the sky, they would lose customers? Turbineguy Apr 17 #4

Uh Eliot Rosewater Apr 17 #8

Okee, looks like it was just for an hour. swag Apr 17 #5

That's gonna have follow-on effects for everyone connecting to their next flight. ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 17 #7