Alaska Airlines

  1. Alaska Airlines Stops Handing Out Prayer Cards, but They're Not the Only Airline with Them

    Jaunted &bull Feb 1, 2012

    For many travelers, the fact that an airline would do this in the first place is surprising. Like flyer need to be reminded that their lives are in the hands of a few people sitting up front, and the buttons… Full Story »

  2. Alaska Airlines eliminates class of service bonuses for partner airlines

    One Mile at a Time &bull Jan 30, 2012

    You've gotta love Alaska Airlines. When they eliminate prayer cards in first class they send a page-long email signed by their Chairman/CEO and President, but when they substantially devalue their frequent flyer program they just update the wording on the… Full Story »

  3. Alaska Airlines Adding Peak Season Flights to the US

    Asia Travel Tips &bull Jan 27, 2012

    Alaska Airlines Adding Peak Season Flights to the US. Full Story »

  4. Alaska Airlines retires prayer cards

    USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Jan 26, 2012

    Alaska Airlines has ended its 30-year practice of giving passengers prayer cards with their meals, the Associated Press reported. Full Story »

  5. BREAKING NEWS: Alaska Airlines eliminates prayer cards

    One Mile at a Time &bull Jan 26, 2012

    While in no way materially significant (in my opinion), the execution of this is interesting. I think the email that was sent out to Alaska Mileage Plan members speaks for itself. At Alaska Airlines, we have provided prayer cards to… Full Story »

  6. OMG! Alaska Airlines discontinues prayer cards

    MSNBC Travel &bull Jan 25, 2012

    In a memo sent to its frequent fliers Wednesday, Alaska Airlines announced that the prayer cards it has been providing to passengers on meal trays for the past 30 years will be discontinued as of February 1. Full Story »

  7. This week on TravelSort.com: Maximizing Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Awards

    One Mile at a Time &bull Jan 25, 2012

    Check out my weekly column over at TravelSort.com. This week I share tips for redeeming Alaska Mileage Plan miles for travel on partner airlines. Full Story »

  8. Alaska Airlines Launches New Air Pass

    Asia Travel Tips &bull Jan 18, 2012

    Alaska Airlines Launches New Air Pass. Full Story »

  9. Wired sky: which airlines offer the most WiFi?

    Orbitz Travel Blog &bull Dec 28, 2011

    Not everyone wants to stay connected when they're in the air. But for those who do want to surf the Web while flying, the highly inconsistent connectivity offered today can be a bit frustrating. To help you sort out who… Full Story »

  10. 10 Zany Winter Festivals Around The World

    USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Dec 20, 2011

    What began in 1935 as a small gathering of area miners and trappers has evolved into an internationally known 10-day festival of weird and wild proportions. The Fur Rondy transforms softball into a winter sport with snowshoes. Outhouses become ski-borne dragsters powered across the finish line by humans. And snowball fights are organized into officially sanctioned Yukigassen tournaments. In downtown Anchorage the streets… Full Story »

  11. Alaska Airlines to fly from Portland to Long Beach

    Newsday Travel &bull Dec 13, 2011

    Newsday & ExploreLI are now available at no charge to Newsday 7-day and Optimum Online subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now. Full Story »

  12. Alaska Air reinstates Portland-Long Beach route

    USAtoday.com- Today in the Sky &bull Dec 13, 2011

    Alaska Airlines previously offered service on the Long Beach-Seattle route for about a year before ending the service in April 2010. The airline already flies three daily round-trip flights between Long Beach and its biggest hub in Seattle. The addition… Full Story »

  13. Winter Air Service Begins to Mammoth Including New United Flights from San Diego and Orange County

    Business Wire Travel News &bull Dec 1, 2011

    San Diego, Orange County and San Jose to Mammoth Yosemite Airport. For more information on Alaska Airlines service visit http://www.alaskaair.com. For more information about Mammoth Mountain, visit http://www.mammothmountain.com/. California. California. Full Story »

  14. U.S. Airlines Begin Biofuel Flights

    Aviation Week &bull Nov 11, 2011

    As airlines launch the first commercial biofuel flights in the U.S., the government is working with industry to scale up production of biomass-derived jet fuel to commercial quantities beginning in 2012. Following the lead set by carriers in Europe and Mexico, United Airlines on Nov. 7 completed a revenue flight from Houston to Chicago on a blend of 40%… Full Story »

  15. Green Travel: United Airlines flies using biofuel

    Journey Etc. &bull Nov 9, 2011

    This is big news since it is the first time a US airline company uses biofuel for their commercial flight. You might think it Is the Alaska Airlines but it is the United Airlines . United sent their 737-800 for… Full Story »

  16. United flies first U.S. passengers using fuel from algae

    USAtoday.com Travel - Top Stories &bull Nov 7, 2011

    United Airlines flew the first U.S. commercial passengers Monday on a Boeing 737-824 powered partly with Honeywell biofuel made from algae, a Honeywell subsidiary announced. Flight 1403, scheduled to arrive in Chicago's O'Hare airport at 1 p.m. CST from Houston,… Full Story »

  17. If You Can Handle Living in Alaska, You Get Free Checked Bags on Alaska Airlines

    Jaunted &bull Oct 19, 2011

    Do you live in Alaska or are you moving there? Winter may be descending and bringing the cold and darkness along with it, but there's light for travelers! Alaska Airlines wants residents of the state to only think of them… Full Story »

  18. Alaska Air adds Kansas City, new intra-California route

    USAtoday.com- Today in the Sky &bull Oct 11, 2011

    Beginning March 12, Alaska Airlines will add nonstop service between Seattle and Kansas City. Alaska will fly one daily round-trip flights between the cities on Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Kansas City is the seventh-largest market in the country from Seattle that… Full Story »

  19. Musings From My Visit to the Alaska Airlines Headquarters

    The Cranky Flier &bull Oct 3, 2011

    While I was up in Seattle, I had the chance to sneak away from the APEX expo to go meet with the good people of Alaska Airlines. You already read about my visit to the Seattle airport, but I was… Full Story »

  20. Alaska Airlines and the Airport of the Future

    The Cranky Flier &bull Sep 26, 2011

    Several years ago, Alaska Airlines realized that the way ticket counters were set up didn't make much sense. People came up to the counter, did their business, and then had to backtrack out to move on to the next step… Full Story »



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