APEX’s Passenger Choice Award is the most prestigious award an airline can receive in recognition for their best-in-world advancements in Seat Comfort, Cabin Service, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, and Wi-Fi. This year, Alaska Airlines was voted Best Major Airline in North America. APEX partnered with TripIt® from Concur®, the world’s highest-rated travel-organizing app, to gather…

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• July 13, 2022

Aviation Week Network’s Air Transport World (ATW), the leading media brand serving the information needs of the global airline and commercial air transport communities, announced today that Alaska Airlines is the 2022 ATW Airline of the Year.  The ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards recognize excellence across a broad range of airline operations and are widely…

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• March 23, 2022

Forbes Magazine released their 2022 list of “America’s Best Large Employers” and Alaska made the rankings for the fifth year in a row, ranking No. 70 out of 500 companies. Forbes worked with the company Statista to pinpoint companies liked best by employees in the annual ranking of America’s best employers. All the surveys were…

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• March 15, 2022

U.S. News & World Report ranked Alaska Mileage Plan the best airline rewards program for the past six consecutive years in its annual reader survey. Alaska’s frequent flyer program was evaluated against 9 leading U.S. airline programs and ranked top because of “its generous elite membership benefits, ease of earning round trip flights and high network…

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• August 31, 2021

Alaska Airlines has been awarded the Diamond status in the inaugural ‘APEX Health Safety, powered by SimpliFlying’ audit, for efforts in ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitization. “Alaska Airlines has raised the bar for health safety standards in the industry by initiatives such as mandatory mask requirements, social distancing at baggage belts and hospital-grade aircraft…

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• January 26, 2021

Alaska Airlines was the only U.S. carrier to be named in the top 10 safest airlines in the world by AirlineRatings.com. For the past five years, Alaska has been named on the website’s top-20 safest airlines in the world. “These airlines are standouts in the industry and are at the forefront of safety, innovation, and launching of…

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• January 4, 2021

Best Inflight Food & Beverage 2020 Passenger Choice Award Alaska Airlines was selected by passengers for having the “Best Food & Beverage” in North America for 2020 as part of the annual Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) awards. APEX once again partnered with TripIt® from Concur®, the world’s highest-rated travel-organizing app, to gather anonymous passenger feedback based on neutral, third-party…

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• September 11, 2020

Alaska Airlines shares the top spot for 2019-20 as the airline with the ‘healthiest’ food choices in the sky as determine by the Diet Detective. Alaska is also the clear leader in making strides to minimize its environmental impact. It was the first to replace plastic straws with paper ones and continues to look for…

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• November 26, 2019

KAYAK users select Alaska Airlines as the Best U.S. Airline in the website’s annual user survey. On top of winning the top honor, Alaska was selected as the top airline in all six airline categories including best boarding, best comfort, best crew, best entertainment and best food.  “These awards continue to demonstrate the kind of thoughtful, well-rounded experience our…

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• October 9, 2019

Sunset readers select Alaska Airlines as the Readers’ Choice Favorite Airline in the magazine’s annual travel awards. The awards spotlight the very best travel experiences in the American West.

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• August 26, 2019

U.S. News & World Report ranked Alaska Mileage Plan the best airline rewards program for the past five consecutive years in its annual reader survey. Alaska’s frequent flyer program was evaluated against 9 leading U.S. airline programs and ranked top because of “its generous elite membership benefits, ease of earning round trip flights and high network…

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• August 1, 2019

Fortune 500 is the Fortune Magazines ranking of the top U.S. corporations, based on revenue.  In 2019, Alaska Air Group was ranked No. 368. Alaska Air Group has been included on the list for the past six years, since 2014.

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• May 16, 2019