How did the FAA's brief ground stop order impact flights at Will Rogers World Airport?
You can check the arrival and departure statuses of Alaska Airlines flights at the Oklahoma City airport below.
You can check the arrival and departure statuses of Alaska Airlines flights at the Oklahoma City airport below.
You can check the arrival and departure statuses of Alaska Airlines flights at the Oklahoma City airport below.
The Federal Aviation Administration briefly ordered a ground stop on all Alaska Airlines flights, except for SkyWest Airlines, but how did it impact Will Rogers World Airport?
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According to the Oklahoma City airport's online arrivals and departures records at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, one departing Alaska Airlines flight — Flight 405 to Seattle — is delayed. One other flight was listed as delayed but changed back to "scheduled."
Many others are scheduled for Wednesday but do not appear to have been affected. You can check out the status of flights departing Oklahoma City here.
No arriving flights seem to be impacted, according to Will Rogers World Airport's website. Earlier in the morning, one arrival was listed as delayed. Click here to get updated statuses of arriving flights.
In a statement to USA Today, the airline said, "This morning we experienced an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance. A ground stop for all Alaska and Horizon flights was instituted at approximately 7:50am PT. We're working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage guests to check the status of their flights on alaskaair.com or the Alaska App prior to heading to the airport."
The FAA issued a statement to KOCO 5 sister station KCRA, saying, "Operations are normal after Alaska Airlines asked the FAA to pause departures nationwide. For more information, contact Alaska and monitor fly.faa.gov for updates."
In posts on Alaska Airlines' X page, the company is responding to customer complaints, saying they are working to get passengers on their way as as soon as possible.
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