Alaska Airlines' IT outage grounded all flights Sunday night, causing delays, cancellations, and frustration Washington travelers. Check flight status before heading out.
Airlines are offsetting the spike in costs by flying bigger aircraft that have many more seats but aren't much more expensive to operate than regional jets.
Alaska/Horizon Airlines has added a second daily flight to the airport, but the airline will charge a $500,000 fee if it's not able to cover its costs.
Process for Checking Luggage at Pangborn Airport Will Speed Up
Currently, the only destination out of East Wenatchee’s Pangborn Airport (via Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines) is Sea-Tac Airport. Alaska recently debuted jet service to the route in December of 2022.
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This week has seen a return to daily flights on Alaska Airlines arriving at and departing from Pangborn Memorial Airport in East Wenatchee.
Inbound and outbound flights on Alaska have been suspended at the airport since December 16.
Airport director Trent Moyers says the halts were enacted due to ground instruments at Pangborn being offline combined with a limitation to the onboard equipment of Al