Flying Blind: Alaska event allows blind and low vision customers to familiarize themselves with flying

Many travelers take the process of flying for granted. Making a reservation, going through security, finding the correct gate, boarding a flight, and finally arriving at their destination may be a routine process, but for those who are blind or have low vision, flying is a much different experience. “When you’re visually impaired, flying is…

10 Disneyland tips for family-friendly travel

Marie LeBaron is the editor of Make and Takes, a popular parenting site featuring kids’ crafts, home projects, recipes, parenting tips and more. She lives in Seattle with her family, and loves to travel. My daughter and I recently visited Disneyland, the happiest place on earth! From start to finish, our trip was all about…

Travel advisory: Flight operations returning to normal after overnight computer systems outage

Updated 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015: Alaska Air Group flight operations are operating normally today after the airline experienced several issues with its computer systems overnight Wednesday. Alaska started to experience intermittent network issues at about 9 p.m. PDT. The issues continued for roughly three hours, contributing to about 60 delays overnight for Alaska and…

TRAVEL ALERT: Hurricane Patricia and Puerto Vallarta

Updated 9:40 a.m., Oct. 24, 2015 Alaska Airlines resumes flights out of Puerto Vallarta Alaska Airlines will fly all five of its scheduled flights today out of Puerto Vallarta. The airport in Puerto Vallarta is open and operational Saturday morning after Hurricane Patricia made landfall Friday night. Alaska plans to fly five planes down to…

Video: Alaska employee brings passengers to tears with moving tribute to a fallen soldier

On Oct. 16, Julia Jette was half asleep in the Anchorage airport, waiting to board a red eye flight to Seattle, when she heard something unexpected. “We thought it was the announcement to start boarding, “ Jette said. Instead it was customer service agent Denise Snow, letting her passengers know that a fallen soldier’s ashes…

Alaska employees help two brothers meet for first time

Imagine meeting your brother for the first time right before taking a cross-country flight. On a recent trip to Orlando, that very thing happened to an Alaska Airlines customer, thanks to help from some Alaska employees. Gary Covington, of Tacoma, was born on June 22, 1948, at Providence Hospital in Seattle and adopted when he…

Weekend Wanderer: Seattle to Nashville

Emily Thomas is an outdoor explorer with roots in both Seattle and San Diego, who loves creating stories through her adventures. She just returned from an Instagram takeover in Nashville as part of Alaska’s Weekend Wanderer series. For more Weekend Wanderer posts, make sure you’re following Alaska Airlines on Instagram. By Emily Thomas, Seattle, Washington…

Yes THAT Nordstrom tire story

By Paul Frichtl, Alaska Airlines Magazine As a 16-year-old Nordstrom sales associate in the late 1970s, Craig Trounce was a legend in the making. That’s when he was working in the retailer’s Fairbanks store, and an old miner walked in with a pair of dirty, worn tires. The man had purchased the tires several years…

“Band in Seattle” brings local music to your seat

The Seattle music scene doesn’t disappoint. After Nirvana, Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters found their success it seemed like artists flocked to the Emerald City and the music scene became one of the most cherished parts of Seattle culture. Alaska Airlines passengers can now get a real taste of that culture while inflight. “Band…

Weekend Wanderer: Salt Lake City to Seattle

Ryan Thayne is an adventurer and photographer living outside of Salt Lake City, Utah who has a love for the outdoors. See why TIME Magazine named him one of the Top 50 Instagram accounts to follow. He just returned from an Instagram takeover in Seattle as a part of Alaska’s Weekend Wanderer series. For more Weekend…

From brunch to happy hour, eat your way through San Diego

Take a 24-hour eating tour of San Diego? Sounds like a job for an over-energized 20-something on an empty stomach. From a morning breakfast on the beach to a night cap downtown, San Diego is the perfect place to explore and play, live like a 20-something and taste-tour the city for a day.

Alaska deepens commitment to Hawai‘i with $100,000 investment in education and the environment

Last night, Alaska Airlines announced gifts totaling $100,000 to two local organizations in Hawai‘i, in support of youth, education and environmental stewardship. The announcements were made during an event at the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki, which honored Alaska’s community partners throughout the state. From day one, when Alaska first started service to Hawai‘i in October…

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