Alaska Airlines cancels all Boeing 737 MAX 9 flights through Saturday

Alaska and United airlines announced additional cancellations in the wake of the nationwide grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft.

In a statement on its website Wednesday, Alaska Airlines said all flights originally scheduled to be operated on 737 Max 9 aircraft would be canceled through Saturday while it conducts inspections and prepares for the aircraft's return to service.

Data from Flight Aware on Wednesday afternoon showed 204 United and 121 Alaska flights canceled.