Alaska Airlines Hit by Disruptions Due to Microsoft Azure Outage

Shares of Alaska Airlines were down 2.2 percent in afternoon trading on Oct. 29.Alaska Airlines aircraft in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 18, 2024. Reuters/Mike Blake10/30/2025|Updated: 10/30/2025Alaska Airlines faced issues with some of its “key systems” due to the global outage of Microsoft’s Azure platform, the airline announced on Oct. 29.It marks the third tech-induced disruption to its services this year, following an IT outage on Oct. 23 and another in July.Guy Birchall is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories with a particular interest in freedom of expression and social issues.Author’s Selected Articles