Alaska Airlines

Who’s next in the airline merger game? Alaska? US Airways? JetBlue?

by Charlie Leocha on May 4, 2010

Consolidation among airlines seems to be the order of the recent years. Delta Air Lines took over Northwest Airlines. Republic bought Midwest Express and Frontier. United and Continental decided to merge. Now what?

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What we’re reading: Streaming flight data real-time, Virgin America flying illegally, LAX among nation’s best

by Stephanus Surjaputra on August 25, 2009

New technology streams airplane data to control centers. Alaska accuses Virgin America of operating illegally. LAX ontime operations are the best since 2004.

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Before you fly a long way for no miles, read this

by Janice Hough on July 10, 2009

For some travelers, frequent flier miles are almost as important as the trip. Especially when they are one or two flights away from the miles they need for a dream trip.

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Alaska adds first-checked-bag fee — with a guarantee

by Charlie Leocha on April 28, 2009

Buried in the recent airline earnings news was the announcement that Alaska Airlines has succumbed to charging $15 for the first checked bag. Starting on July 7th, Alaska Airways will initiate the fees. This is bad news. But their unique-to-the-industry guarantee is good news.

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Check terminal carefully when flying on codeshare tickets

by Janice Hough on April 8, 2009

There is one simple thing passengers can do when traveling with a codeshare ticket that might mean the difference between a smooth trip and disaster — check which terminal your actual carrier uses.

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One lousy volcano can ruin your whole flight

by Charlie Leocha on August 29, 2008

Charlie Leocha Nothing can blow your travel plans like a volcano. Case in point: the Kasatochi Volcano, which recently erupted in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and blasted ash to altitudes of 50,000 feet, forcing Alaska Airlines to cancel 44 flights.

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Help, my ticket fell through the cracks

by Christopher Elliott on July 24, 2008

Susan Null books two business-class tickets on British Airways using her Alaska Airlines frequent flier miles. But when she checks her reservation, she finds nothing. Alaska Airlines says her booking has “slipped through the cracks.” Can they retrieve it in time for her trip?

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