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Historic heat wave impacting travel in Pacific Northwest & beyond
Heat continues to hit the West, especially the Northwest, with record shattering temperatures that are impacting some of our flights.
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Lucky Penny makes it home after 2,400 mile road trip
A family’s beloved dog, who went on an unplanned cross-country adventure over the holidays, created quite a stir as dog lovers and Alaska Airlines helped to get her home. Penny, a floppy-eared vizsla puppy from Royal City, Washington, went missing near her home on Dec. 19, leaving her owners, Kendra and Colt Brown, worried sick.…
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Kitty hitchhiker gets a ride thanks to Facebook, Alaska employee
They say cats have nine lives. Thanks to Alaska Airlines employee Robin Yong, a cat from West Seattle has all nine intact. Yong heard the tale of Itty Bitty Kitty, a lost cat from West Seattle, via Facebook. Kitty, an older, orange and white tabby, ran away from home as his owners prepared to move…