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2024-04-17 16:47:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AD3723CD9CA8A348729C684397BBD3B5B5CEA12098A62B31D7E8EFA487CC3226
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The one hour ground stop was requested by Alaska after an IT system that calculates weight & balance had an issue during upgrade: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-faa-issues-ground-stop-advisory-alaska-airlines-2024-04-17/ Such ground stops are uncommon, and are often linked to similar IT issues, but do not pose a safety concern: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/05/faa-issues-nationwide-ground-stop-for-united-airlines-flights.html https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/delta-computer-outage-results-nationwide-ground-stop-n913151 https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/travel/american-airlines-delay?cid=ios_app
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