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Kraken fan? (Or have the t-shirt?) Wear it and get priority boarding on Alaska Airlines

10/27/22

Folks in Seattle are pretty darn excited that there’s now a professional hockey team in town. And so is Alaska Airlines, the hometown airline that’s also the official airline of the Kraken. To celebrate the ice hockey season, Alaska Airlines is offering priority boarding out of Seattle, Everett, or Palm Springs to anyone wearing a →

Sports

Alaska Airlines’ new Star Wars-themed airplane

05/05/22

Alaska Airlines made good use of May the Fourth – Star Wars Day – to unveil a new Star Wars-themed aircraft. The plane has the iconic Millennium Falcon emblazoned on the tail chased by TIE fighters and is a tie-in with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the newest land of adventure at Disneyland park. The plane, with a →

liveries

Airlines, airports mark May the Fourth

05/03/22

If you are flying across the country, or to a galaxy far, far away, on Alaska Airlines on Wednesday, May 4th, be sure to wear your favorite Star Wars clothing. Alaska Airlines also just showed off a new Star Wars/Disneyland livery. We know other airlines and many airports also celebrate May the Fourth, so check →

Fun Stuff

Alaska Airlines’ subscription Flight Pass

02/16/22

If you fly a lot between cities in California, Nevada, and Arizona, Alaska Airlines has a deal for you. Today Alaska Airlines is launching a new product called Flight Pass that is a subscription round-trip flight plan program for destinations across California, Nevada, and Arizona. Prices start at just $49/month. Here’s how it works: At →

Air Fare Deals

Visting the North Pole with Alaska Airlines’ Fantasy Flight

12/12/21

On Friday, Spokane International Airport (GEG) looks innocent enough. What with all the poinsettia trees and other holiday decorations. But by Saturday afternoon the lobby is filled with elves waiting for the arrival of several busloads of deserving kids who have received invitations from Santa and Mrs. Claus to visit them at the North Pole. →

Holidays

Airports & Airlines Having Holiday Fun

12/08/21

It IS beginning to look a lot like Christmas in airports and in the air. Here are some of the fun holiday items we spotted today. Alaska Airlines’ Holiday Perks Alaska Airlines has a new special-edition aircraft in the skies decorated with snowflakes, the words “Merrier Together,” and those festive red Starbucks holiday cups. Through →

Holidays

Put your name on Helsinki Airport. Plus more airport & airline news.

12/02/21

Want an airport named after you? It’s easy. In Finland Dulles International Airport. John F. Kennedy International Airport. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. It’s a big deal to have an airport named for you. In Finland, though, anyone can have Helsinkin Airport named for them. At least for a few moments. Finavia Corporation, which manages →

Holidays

Shopping at Alaska Airlines’ Company Store

11/28/21

The newest location of Alaska Airlines’ Company Store is in “The Hub,” a 6-story office building the carrier opened near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in July 2020, just as the world was going into lockdown due to the pandemic. That’s why there’s been little publicity about this great avgeek shopping destination. Until now. The store →

Shopping

Stuck at the Airport: Travel Tidbits

10/25/21

Clyde Pangborn’s Uneaten Sandwich An old, stale sandwich locked away in a Washington state museum is drawing fresh attention to an aviation daredevil and the 90th anniversary of a record-setting flight. The sandwich is said to have traveled with Clyde “Upside-Down” Pangborn. But when? It could have been in 1926, when he was wowing spectators →

Aviation history

A look at Alaska Airline’s new lounge at SFO

10/01/21

We stopped by the new Alaska Airlines lounge in Terminal 2 at San Fransico International Airport (SFO) to see for ourselves what the space was like. Sadly, the sourdough toast cart wasn’t open for business during our visit. Instead, we indulged in a made-for-us Americano and treats from the serve-yourself candy bar. There are jars →

airline lounges

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