10 tips for safe air travel during the holidays
If you plan to fly somewhere during the holidays we’ve got some tips for you, plus more than 100 ways to make your travel journey as safe and seamless as possible.
Alaska Airlines offers last-minute gift ideas for the traveler in your life
With holiday shopping going mostly virtual in 2020, Alaska is sharing some of the airline’s favorite gift ideas for the aviation geek, frequent traveler, ski lover and more in your life. Give the gift of travel for 2021, along with some of the most unique airline swag available online at the Alaska Company Store.
Alaska employees share the importance of Native culture
Our airline’s roots run deep in the state of Alaska. For more than 88 years, we’ve been a lifeline for many Alaska Natives by flying necessary essentials for their everyday life. We value this relationship and would also like to honor all diverse Native communities in which we serve and fly within North America, Costa Rica and Mexico.
Alaska Airlines is planting a tree for every flight to the Hawaiian Islands—and we invite you to Malama Hawaii with us
Now through the end of 2020, Alaska will plant nearly 900 trees, in partnership with the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative. We invite our guests to join us in support of Malama Hawaii by sponsoring their very own Alaska Airlines Legacy Tree or participating in another volunteer activity when they visit.
Clearing the air with our HEPA filters
Watch a 1-minute video of our HEPA air filtration technology.
Once a Marine, always a Marine: Teague brings the same standards of excellence and safety to his job every day
Teague, who served as a Marine for 14 years, has been with Horizon Air for 26 years—his current job is auditing and overseeing all functions of the Maintenance & Engineering processes but he also maintains our “flag team,” which he founded after Sept. 11, 2001, to ensure flags in front of our buildings are raised properly, so visitors know to pause for a moment and reflect.
Researchers at Harvard say masks, air circulation & cleaning make air travel safe
Recent findings released by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health indicate air travel “is as safe or substantially safer” than routine activities like grocery shopping or eating out at restaurants — because airlines have implemented robust, multi-layered safety measures which can effectively reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 onboard aircraft.
From a plane to a helicopter employee Terri goes above & beyond the mountains to help an Alaska guest
Last year, Customer Service Agent Terri arranged for a helicopter to deliver a delayed bag to a guest who had arrived in Anchorage from the East Coast on his way to a remote area outside Talkeetna, Alaska. See if it got there.
Mandy praises flight attendants, says “they are my true heroes in this pandemic”
Employee Mandy aims to make the guest experience the best it can be while giving credit to our flight attendants for stepping up to the task at hand and willing to adjust to everything that keeps coming their way as we navigate COVID-19.
Alaska Airlines is offering a handy way to be germ-free plus other relaxing remedies on board as part of Next-Level Care
Starting Aug. 21, EO’s alcohol-based, relaxing French lavender-scented sanitizing wipes will be available and much more to bring guests peace of mind while traveling.
Top golf destinations, perks & travel essentials if you fly Alaska Airlines
Golfers who are ready to travel can get their daily dose of iron this fall with Alaska Airlines’ low fares to some of the country’s premier golf destinations.
Kathy does everything she can so guests know they’re in good hands
“We have these wonderful people who get on an airplane, and they are trusting that we are doing what we’re supposed to do, and our job is to make sure that we do everything we’re supposed to do, every day,” says Reissig, a Boise-based Customer Services Supervisor who has been with the airline for nearly 35 years.
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