Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Yakima
The gist
An Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle diverted to Yakima, where 127 passengers and eight crew slept in the terminal.
A faulty fuel indicator and no hotel rooms turned a weather diversion into a 16-hour overnight.
How it unfolded
- Nov 7, 2026Alaska Airlines Flight 322, a Boeing 737-900ER with 127 passengers and eight crew, departed Dallas Fort Worth at 6:56 PM local time, about 50 minutes late, bound for Seattle-Tacoma.
- Nov 7, 2026The crew aborted a turbulent approach into Sea-Tac amid severe weather over western Washington and diverted to Yakima Air Terminal, landing around 9:25 p.m.
- Nov 7, 2026While the jet was refueled for a planned return to Seattle, airline dispatchers grounded it after discovering a faulty fuel indicator that required inspection.
Key terms
- dispatchers
- An airline operations specialist who plans flight paths and monitors conditions, sharing legal responsibility with the pilot.
- American Red Cross
- A US nonprofit humanitarian organization providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and preparedness education.
- Horizon Air
- An American regional airline based in SeaTac, Washington, wholly owned by Alaska Air Group.
Source: Wikipedia