Operations

Dangerous wildfires are once again raging across parts of California. On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency. We’re most concerned about everyone’s safety and getting out of harm’s way. The fires are impacting air travel.

On Thursday at 5:40 p.m. local time, PenAir Flight 3296 was involved in an incident while landing at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. We will continue to work closely with PenAir, who is leading the response. This page will be updated as we learn more information.

The one-year countdown is underway! Your driver’s license will need to be REAL ID-compliant by Oct. 1, 2020, if you want to continue using it to fly within the U.S.

At Alaska Airlines, we pride ourselves on getting guests their luggage in a timely manner, which is why we have our 20-minute baggage service guarantee. But sometimes disruptions happen— and when they do, we will do our best to get you reunited with your belongings and keep you informed. Here’s a checklist of what to do if your bag is delayed.

Everett, Washington is home to a brand new airport – and we’re helping lead the way.

It’s the snowiest month at Sea-Tac Airport in 50 years.

We’re doing everything we can to get all of our guests to their destinations.

Our managing directors and above are spending a week in the operation.

It takes airline and government employees to ensure flyers get to where they are going in a timely and safe manner.

We hope you can appreciate the adage “good things come to those who wait,” because we have an update to

Update: 3:31 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2018 If you are traveling to and from Anchorage, Alaska, between Nov. 30, 2018

UPDATE 1/22/19: We’re postponing our scheduled start of service from Paine Field until March 4, 2019. Our latest post has all