The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights Wednesday after grounding the planes earlier as a result of a computer problem at the carrier. <\/p>\n
The Seattle-based airline said in a statement that an issue arose \u201cwhile performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance.\u201d <\/p>\n
The FAA initially approved a ground stop for all Alaska and Horizon flights starting at approximately 10:50 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n
It was lifted just before 11:45 a.m. ET. <\/p>\n
It wasn’t immediately clear how many flights were affected. An Alaska spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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