Alaska Airlines’ First Flight to Cuba
This year marks the first time Alaska Airlines embarked on a historical commercial flight to Havana, Cuba, operating the only West Coast route authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). With the endorsement, the airlines have been given clearance to fly visitors daily from Los Angeles to the Caribbean nation, with a connecting service […]
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America: ‘We Will Keep Talking With DOJ on Merger’
Alaska Airlines (ALK) says its effort to merge with Virgin America (VA) will not close by this Monday and it will keep talking with the Justice Department’s antitrust division. “We will keep talking past Monday,” Alaska spokeswoman Bobbi Egan said late Friday. “We will continue working with DOJ to use this extra time to work […]
JetBlue tries to take Alaska Airlines’ daily route to Cuba
JetBlue tries to take Alaska Airlines’ daily route to Cuba Alaska Airlines plans to start flying from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuba in January despite an attempt by rival JetBlue Airways to hijack the route away from the Seattle-based carrier and leave Southern California travelers out in the cold. Alaska Airlines was one of […]
Alaska Airlines takes veterans from Alaska to Washington, D.C. with Last Frontier Honor Flight
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Airlines is flying 23 military veterans and their guardians from the state ofAlaska to Washington, D.C., to view their war memorials. Veterans on today’s Honor Flight fought in World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Veterans from Anchorage, Ketchikan and Fort Yukon will be treated […]
Alaska and Virgin America may Delay Merger Close
Alaska and Virgin America may Delay Merger Close Alaska Air Group Inc. and Virgin America Inc. have agreed to delay their merger plans to give the U.S. Department of Justice additional time to review their $2.6 billion deal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Antitrust officials can now take several more weeks to […]
