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Alaska Air back in the sky, but Friday cancellations rise

Fri, 10/24/2025 - 09:33 By Dana Lockwood
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Seattle, Washington travelers face lingering delays after Alaska Airlines’ seven-hour IT outage triggered more than 300 disrupted flights across the West Coast.

SEATTLE — Travelers flying through the Pacific Northwest woke up Friday to find lingering fallout from an overnight technology failure at Alaska Airlines, the fifth-largest carrier in the United States.

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Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines introduce Atmos Rewards alliance

Sat, 10/18/2025 - 07:22 By Bob Vidra
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Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines launch Atmos Rewards, a new joint loyalty program promising flexible status earning and Oneworld access.

SEATTLE — A new era in West Coast and Pacific aviation loyalty has arrived in Seattle. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have switched on Atmos Rewards, a shared frequent-flyer program that officially opened to travelers on Oct. 9, 2023, according to a press release by Alaska Airlines.

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Alaska Air begins Seattle–Seoul nonstop flights

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 13:03 By Dana Lockwood
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Seattle-based flyers gain a new gateway to Asia as Alaska Airlines debuts five-times-weekly nonstop flights from Seattle to Seoul beginning Sept. 12, 2025.
SEATTLE —

Why connect in another city when you can fly straight to South Korea’s vibrant capital? Alaska Airlines is betting West Coast travelers would rather go nonstop, and the carrier will make that possible starting Sept. 12, 2025, with new five-times-weekly service between Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Seoul Incheon.

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Alaska launches unified rewards program and premium card

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 08:17 By Bob Vidra
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Anchorage travelers gain flexibility as Alaska and Hawaiian combine loyalty currencies into the new Atmos Rewards program with credit-card perks, free Starlink Wi-Fi and added long-haul routes.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — If you rack up Alaska Mileage Plan miles or HawaiianMiles, a sweeping makeover unveiled in Anchorage promises more ways to earn free trips and—eventually—streaming-speed Wi-Fi from gate to gate.

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Singapore Airlines adds fifth nonstop SEA–SIN flight

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 08:14 By Bob Vidra
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Seattle–Singapore travelers gain a fifth weekly nonstop flight as Singapore Airlines restores its pre-pandemic SEA–SIN schedule and spotlights cabin comforts.

SEATTLE — Flying between Seattle and Singapore just became easier, thanks to a fifth weekly nonstop flight that restores Singapore Airlines’ SEA–SIN service to its pre-pandemic cadence. The Emerald City now hosts the longest nonstop route out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, giving Pacific Northwest travelers a direct way to reach the Lion City without plane changes or mid-journey layovers.

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Alaska Air adds London, Reykjavik flights; updates 787s

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 11:09 By Andy Wang
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Seattle travelers can look forward to Alaska Airlines’ new nonstop routes to London and Reykjavik plus an aurora-inspired 787 Dreamliner livery beginning May 2026.

Travelers in the Emerald City will soon have two more stamps to aim for in their passports. Alaska Airlines plans to launch daily, year-round service from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to London and a seasonal link to Reykjavik in May 2026, expanding the carrier’s transformation from a West Coast specialist into what executives call a “global gateway” airline.

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Alaska Air Adds London, Reykjavik Flights, Debuts New Livery

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 10:26 By Bob Vidra
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Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will launch new nonstop flights to London Heathrow and Reykjavik Keflavik in spring 2026, paired with a fresh Boeing 787 Dreamliner livery.

SEATTLE — West Coast flyers yearning for easier hops across the Atlantic will soon have two new nonstop options from their own backyard. Alaska Airlines has revealed plans to inaugurate daily Seattle-Tacoma International Airport service to both London Heathrow and Reykjavik Keflavik, beginning in spring 2026, along with a sweeping aircraft makeover that replaces its long-familiar tail logo.

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Alaska Airlines restarts service after data center glitch

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 07:32 By Bob Vidra
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Seattle travelers face delays after Alaska Airlines’ three-hour data center outage grounded flights across its network.

SEATTLE — A weekend technology outage that forced Alaska Airlines to halt every departure for roughly three hours is still rippling across the carrier’s network, leaving Seattle and other hubs grappling with residual cancellations and rebookings.

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