Shares of Alaska Airlines were down 2.2 percent in afternoon trading on Oct. 29.
Alaska Airlines aircraft in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 18, 2024. Reuters/Mike Blake
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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.
Guy Birchall is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories with a particular interest in freedom of expression and social issues.
