Alaska Airlines and Virgin America: Uniting to create the premier West Coast airline
When it comes to flying, there are airlines that get you from point A to point B, and then there are airlines that get you. At Alaska Airlines, and at Virgin America, it’s always been about the latter. Today two of the country’s favorite carriers announced their intention to merge, forming the premier airline for…
Travel advisory: Operations restored in northern Alaska
Image credit: David Schneider / Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S. Geological Survey Update: 12:30 p.m. PDT, March 30, 2016 Operations have been restored to six northern cities in Alaska as ash clouds from the Mount Pavlof eruption have dissipated. Regular flights have resumed to and from Bethel, Nome, Kotzebue, Barrow, Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay today and Alaska’s…
Twitter exchange sparks new in-flight partnership with Sub Pop Records
Looking for something fresh and exciting to do during your next flight? Then Alaska has some good news for you. Beginning this month, the airline is partnering with Seattle’s Sub Pop Records to bring some of the label’s best music onboard – for free.
Travel disasters: Foreign jails, lost passports and more (and how to recover)
Riding through eastern Europe is scenic but local customs and laws are not always tourist-friendly. By Christy True While we all look forward to time away from work when we can relax on peaceful beaches, enjoy local cuisine, hike pristine trails or shop in local open markets, anyone who has traveled much knows things don’t…
5-4-3-2-1: Travel tips for San Francisco’s big game weekend
As football fans around the country get ready for Sunday’s big game, Bay Area airports are preparing for the crush. “In advance of the big game Feb. 7, we’re reminding all travelers to plan ahead and don’t underestimate the craziness that a major sporting event can bring to a city,” says Matt Prainito, Alaska Airlines’…
Alaska Airlines unveils major brand updates
Today Alaska Airlines revealed the most substantial updates to its brand in a quarter century. Beginning today, and throughout the rest of 2016, Alaska fliers will see the visual updates in new signage at the airport, an all-new airplane paint job, a refreshed website and mobile app, and more. “We’ve always been a company about…
TRAVEL ALERT: Winter Storm Jonas
Alaska Airlines has canceled 40 flights in and out of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Raleigh-Durham and New York for Friday-Sunday, Jan. 22-24, in advance of Winter Storm Jonas. The airline will be keeping a close eye on the conditions on the East Coast throughout the weekend, and will only operate flights when it is safe…
Alaska Airlines statement on arrest of David Hans Arntson
Alaska Airlines has an uncompromising commitment to safety and compliance. We put the safety of our passengers and our employees above all else. We have a zero tolerance policy for employees, including pilots, who fail alcohol and drug tests. Mr. Arntson was immediately removed from duty. He refused to submit to an investigatory interview. Mr.…
Alaska Airlines ranks No. 1 for third year in a row in The Wall Street Journal’s annual ‘Airline Scorecard’
Alaska Airlines is the best in the business, according to The Wall Street Journal’s 2015 Airline Scorecard. For the third year in a row, Alaska ranks No. 1 among the nine largest carriers in the United States. Alaska Airlines is best for on-time arrivals, fewest extreme delays, fewest 2-hour tarmac delays, and fewest complaints, according…
Weekend Wanderer: Truckee, California to Crested Butte, Colorado
Nick and Laura Visconti are a husband and wife duo hailing from Truckee, California. Laura considers herself a coffee-fueled mountain soul while Nick loves to shred the mountains as a professional snowboarder. They just returned from an Instagram takeover in Crested Butte as part of Alaska’s Weekend Wanderer series. For more Weekend Wanderer posts, make sure you’re…
Gifts you can travel with, and gifts better left at home
Before you head to the airport this holiday season, make sure the gifts you’re packing will make it to your destination with you. 5 gifts better left at home Hoverboards. Battery rankings on these self-balancing devices are unreliable and they’ve been prone to fires – that’s why they’re banned from Alaska Airlines flights. Learn more: Hoverboards…
Hoverboards cannot fly: Alaska bans self-balancing devices on airplanes
Hoverboards, gliders, electric skateboards—whatever name they come by, you have probably seen and heard of them. These self-balancing devices are the year’s hottest electronics as people everywhere are snapping them up and buying them as presents for their loved ones. In fact, you probably know at least one person with a hoverboard on their Christmas…
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