Coronavirus: Latest stories

COVID-19 has been a wild ride for all of us this past year. If you plan to get out of the house and travel soon, we’ve got tips to make your next flight infinitely easier and carefree.

Whether you’re looking to work from anywhere, or you just want to explore the USA—you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up some of the best destinations that offer wide-open spaces where you can wanderlust and explore at a distance.

Planning to travel soon? We’ve got answers to your burning travel questions & tips so you can travel well when you fly with us next. ✈️

As we close out the year, we wanted to share the fun and things that were done! One things for sure, we can’t wait to fly with all of you in 2021.

Alaska Airlines carried its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine throughout the state of Alaska where 80% of communities are only accessible by air or water.

If you plan to fly somewhere during the holidays we’ve got some tips for you, plus more than 100 ways to make your travel journey as safe and seamless as possible.

To help guests prepare for travel to the islands, Alaska is offering safe and reliable testing options—starting Oct. 12 in Seattle—and expanding in the coming weeks as we resume nonstop service to Hawaii from other cities on the West Coast.

We love safety so much at Alaska Airlines our employees made a music video about it. The video features a number of the 100+ ways we’re focused on keeping our guests and employees safe as part of our Next-Level Care.

Alaska’s holiday sweater is back! This year we are selling our sweaters for a good cause to provide holiday meals to those in need in our communities.

Alaska Airlines recently hosted a virtual conversation with some of the world’s leading COVID-19 experts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW Medicine to discuss the latest vaccine research, best safety practices and what Alaska is doing to keep guests safe when they travel.

Last week, Alaska operated its first flight with a cabin full of mail instead of passengers. Since reducing our flying due to the coronavirus, we’ve been looking at other ways to utilize passenger aircraft to carry essential goods to people and businesses who need it most.

Our Pride continues to fly, even in a year when we can’t celebrate like before. We loved showing off our true colors on the runway this weekend for the “Light Up the Night” Pride event in Palm Springs.