Alaska Airlines
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3 Links I Love: Sun Country Cuts Costs, Paine Field Flies Commercial, Hawai’i Reacts to Southwest
Sun Country CEO gets very real on the airline’s quest for financial sustainability – MinnPostHere’s a good interview with Sun Country CEO…
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3 Links I Love: The Paine Field Shuffle, A Hangar Rises to the North, Via’s Troubles
Tickets now on sale for Alaska Airlines flights out of Paine Field – Seattle PIAfter long battles commercial air service is finally coming to…
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Alaska’s Basic Economy is On Sale in Three Markets
Last week, Alaska released its first Saver (aka Basic Economy) fares into the wild in three test markets for travel in a…
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Alaska’s “Saver” Basic Economy Fare Will Include Limited Seat Assignments
Alaska said awhile ago it would roll out a Basic Economy fare to compete with low cost carriers the way that American,…
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Denied Boardings Have Plunged For Most Airlines But Not American (And That’s Not Bad)
Everyone remembers what happened on April 9, 2017. Ok, you might not recall the exact date, but that was the day that…
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An Amazing Bag Check Process Followed By an OK Experience on Alaska (Trip Report)
You’ve heard about the flight up to Seattle before our Alaska cruise; now it’s time to talk about the trip home. A…
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Flying What’s Left of Virgin America on Alaska Airlines to Seattle (Trip Report)
Last year, I turned 40. This year, it was my wife’s turn. And for her 40th, she wanted to go on an…
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Alaska Prepares to Shuffle Airbus and Boeing Fleets
The “proudly all-Boeing” Alaska Airlines is no more. With the Virgin America merger done from a customer perspective, there are both Airbus…
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Virgin America Has One More Day Before it Disappears and Alaska Is Prepared
Virgin America’s time is almost up. After the last flight goes tomorrow night, April 24, the airline will officially be gone from…
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A Pleasant Alaska First Class Flight to Puerto Vallarta and an Equally Pleasant Return on Delta in Coach (Trip Report)
I celebrated my 40th birthday in Hawai’i last year. This year, it’s my wife’s turn. Though our big celebration is this summer,…
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Washington’s Paine Field Begins Commercial Service This Fall and It’s Already Out of Room
There’s nothing quite like building a brand-spanking-new terminal only to find out that it’s completely full before it even opens. This sounds…
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United Improves While JetBlue, Alaska, and Southwest Don’t in 2017 On-Time Derby
It’s time for some fun with numbers. The year is over, and my technical issue with masFlight was fixed. That means I…