Alaska Airlines faced issues with some of its “key systems” due to the global outage of Microsoft’s Azure platform, the airline announced on Oct. 29.
It marks the third tech-induced disruption to its services this year, following an IT outage on Oct. 23 and another in July.
“Due to a global outage impacting the Microsoft Azure platform where several Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines services are hosted, we are currently experiencing a disruption to key systems, including our websites,” the company wrote on its X account.
“For our guests who are unable to check in online due to the Microsoft Azure outage, please see an agent at the airport for a boarding pass, and allow for some extra time in the lobby. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we navigate this issue.”…