Southwest Airlines System-Wide Outage Impacts Sea-Tac

Seattle WA

15 June, 2021

2:29 PM

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SEATTLE — A system-wide Southwest Airlines computer outage is causing delays across the country, including at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The exact issue was not disclosed by the airline, which released a one-sentence tweet about the issue, saying they were "working quickly to resolve" the situation. The FAA later clarified that it had ordered a temporary nationwide ground stop at the company's request while it fixed a problem with its reservation system. The FAA issued a temporary nationwide ground stop at the request of Southwest Airlines while the company resolved a reservation computer issue. Please contact the airline for further details. pic.twitter.com/g5sJxDdiIC— The FAA (@FAANews) June 15, 2021 Sea-Tac has acknowledged this issue, but has not clarified how severe the delays were locally. Heads up, travelers! https://t.co/fNg1Cl1JID— Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport (@flySEA) June 15, 2021 The midday update from the FAA showed Sea-Tac averaging 15-minute delays on departures and arrivals, though the report notes that those are the general airport conditions, and are not flight-specific. Other airports have reported problems linked to the outage, warning passengers to expect delays and to check in with their airline for further updates. .@SouthwestAir is experiencing a network connectivity issue at DEN. Flight delays are likely, check directly with your airline for more information. Thanks for your patience as they work through this issue!— Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport) June 15, 2021