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Alaska Airlines issued an hourslong ground stop Thursday evening due to an information technology problem that plagued its systems.
As the ground stop stretched on, the airline said it was canceling Alaska Airlines flights as well as flights on Horizon Air, a regional airline owned by the airline. Hawaiian Airlines flights were not affected. The Federal Aviation Administration first issued a ground stop about 7:30 p.m. ET after a request by the airline.