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Horizon Air Improves Connections

Posted by cheapflights-US on November 25, 2008 at 9:58 am

It’s the small things that make a difference in flyers’ lives, such as improved connections. To that end, Horizon Air is tweaking service to eight destinations, fine-tuning them in response to customer input. Here’s what’s happening: Yakima, Washington (YKM) As...

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Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Offer Travel Tips

Posted by cheapflights-US on November 25, 2008 at 5:53 am

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are offering passengers advice and tips for stress-free holiday travel. The first thing travelers should do to avoid stress and proceed through travel procedures quickly is to check-in online. Secondly, passengers should know their check-in...

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Alaska Airlines Announces New Disneyland Package

Posted by cheapflights-US on November 20, 2008 at 4:59 am

Alaska Airlines Vacations (Web site: www.alaskaair.com/vacations) is offering a new program for Disneyland Resort holidays. Under the program, children between the ages of two and 11 will receive free airfare to six Southern California airports - Burbank, Long Beach, Los...

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Alaska Airlines’ New Seatte-Kona Service

Posted by cheapflights-US on November 17, 2008 at 7:37 am

There’s now nonstop competition between Seattle/Tacoma International (SEA) and Kona (KOA), on the Big Island of Hawaii. Alaska Airlines launches year-round nonstops today (Monday, November 17). That puts the Sea-Tac-based carrier in competition with Northwest Airlines, which recently merged with...

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Alaska Airlines Defends Portland Turf? New Long Beach Flights

Posted by cheapflights-US on November 14, 2008 at 7:37 am

In what might be interpreted as turf defense, Alaska Airlines says it intends to launch twice-daily Portland, OR (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB) (Web site: www.longbeach.gov) service on February 8, 2009. The Pacific Northwest is Alaska’s home-turf, and discount airline...

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From Alaska to Sunlit Maui - New Alaska Airlines Run

Posted by cheapflights-US on November 3, 2008 at 1:53 am

Alaska is an amazingly beautiful place, but if you've lived there in the late fall and dead of winter you'd know why people like to get away for a while. To that end, Alaska Airlines' new nonstop Anchorage (ANC) to...

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Horizon Air starts Q400 service at Pendleton

Posted by cheapflights-US on October 28, 2008 at 4:06 am

Horizon Air has announced the arrival of its new fleet of Q400 aircraft at Pendleton. The 76-seat planes will operate on the carrier's route to Seattle until the service is withdrawn in December. The new fleet replaces the previous 37-seat...

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Alaska Airlines starts Seattle to Minneapolis flights

Posted by cheapflights-US on October 27, 2008 at 4:37 am

Alaska Airlines has launched a new service between Seattle and Minneapolis/St Paul. The inaugural flight left Seattle on Sunday morning, with flights scheduled to run twice daily. To celebrate the new service, Alaska is offering one-way fares of $130 (excluding...

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Horizon Air to End Pendleton Flights

Posted by cheapflights-US on October 22, 2008 at 5:29 am

Horizon Air is to suspend flights to Pendleton, Oregon in December. The service will be taken over by SeaPort Airlines (Web site: www.seaportair.com) after a decision from the Department of Transportation. Essential Air Service (EAS) was awarded to SeaPort after...

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Horizon Air to Fly From Paine Field Next Year

Posted by cheapflights-US on October 3, 2008 at 3:56 am

Horizon Air is planning to start services at Paine Field, near Everett, Washington, from next year. The announcement comes after members of Everett City Council voted 6-0 in favor of starting commercial flights at Paine Field. Horizon Air is planning...

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Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air to Cut Portland Services

Posted by cheapflights-US on September 17, 2008 at 4:16 am

Portland International Airport is to see a reduction in flights as both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have announced they are cutting services from the airport. Horizon Air will cut daily departures from Portland from 94 to 68, and Alaska...

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Alaska Airlines Axes 8% of Seats, Cuts Staff

Posted by cheapflights-US on September 15, 2008 at 5:27 am

Impelled by still-high fuel prices and a softening economy Alaska Airlines is eliminating 8 percent of its capacity. That equates to about 15 percent fewer departures. Most of the move takes effect with the carrier's November 9 schedule. Here's what...

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Alaska Airlines Plans New Runway Awareness Technology

Posted by cheapflights-US on September 10, 2008 at 7:32 am

Alaska Airlines is to become the first U.S. airline to introduce runway awareness technology on its entire fleet of aircraft. The carrier will have installed the Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) on all aircraft by the end of September....

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Horizon Air to Fly Sacramento to Santa Barbara Nonstop

Posted by cheapflights-US on September 8, 2008 at 9:47 am

The way things stand, if you’re flying from Sacramento (SMF) to Santa Barbara (SBA) (Web site: www.flysba.com) you now have to change planes. Soon, that won’t be the case. Horizon Air intends to launch twice-week daily nonstop service between California’s...

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Horizon Air Provides Sole Links on Key Routes

Posted by cheapflights-US on August 26, 2008 at 5:42 am

In an era when airline route cuts are commonplace, and those runs that remain often radiate from major hubs, this is refreshing news. Horizon Air's new schedule calls for nonstop flights in a couple of city pairs which would be...

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Alaska cancels 41 flights - volcanic ash

Posted by cheapflights-US on August 11, 2008 at 8:39 am

In the early 1980s, we learned, in the most visceral of fashions, what volcanic ash can do to an airliner. A British Airways Boeing 747 lost power in all four engines over Indonesia when the stuff all but ground down...

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Alaska, Horizon payment card misuse

Posted by cheapflights-US on August 7, 2008 at 4:41 am

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have notified around 1,500 customers who were affected by payment card misuse by a former call center employee. Between August 2006 and June 2008, rather than process the payment on behalf of Alaska or Horizon,...

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Alaska Airlines and Korean Air team up

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 30, 2008 at 9:02 am

Alaska Airlines and Korean Air (Web site: www.koreanair.com) have entered into a new code-share agreement and expanded frequent-flyer partnership. The deal will allow members to earn and redeem miles in both airlines' frequent-flyer programs. The agreement starts August 1, and...

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Alaska makes changes to its Mileage Plan

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 28, 2008 at 8:32 am

© Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airlines, driven by high fuel prices, will amend its Mileage Plan from November, the carrier has announced. When Alaska created its saver schemes – such as the 20,000-mile Saver award – oil was around $20 per barrel,...

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Alaska Airlines shows support for girls’ charity

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 25, 2008 at 6:07 am

An Alaska Airlines pilot has taken part in a gruelling mountain expedition in order to raise money for a girls' charity. Captain Phil Wiltse climbed 21,000 feet to reach the top of Mera Peak mountain in Nepal to help raise...

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Flight delayed? Find out with Alaska/FlightStats

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 21, 2008 at 5:38 am

Alaska Airlines and FlightStats are hooking up to provide flyers with breaking flight information. The Trip Alert System automatically monitors future trips, and sends out pre-trip updates. It issues real-time alerts as to gate changes, delays, and cancellations. In a...

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Hawaii needs some lift - here comes Alaska

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 18, 2008 at 1:15 am

Good news for tourist-dependent Hawaii. Alaska Airlines launched nonstop Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) to Maui (OGG) service yesterday (Thursday, July 17). The carrier intends the flight to be a year-round affair. Alaska Airlines' Seattle/Tacoma base could give it a competitive advantage over...

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Make for Mammoth - Horizon Air’s savings

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 16, 2008 at 9:16 am

© Mammoth Mountain Here's the choice: drive in your car five-plus hours to get to the ski slopes from LA, or hop a Horizon Air propjet and be there in a shade over an hour. If your travel time is...

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Horizon Air to fly daily from LAX to Mammoth

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 15, 2008 at 9:50 am

Horizon Air has announced new daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Mammoth Mountain for the 2008/2009 winter sports season. The new daily service will operate from December 18 through April 12, 2009. The flight departs Los Angeles International Airport...

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Frontier Alaska partners with Air Alaska - miles

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 8, 2008 at 11:08 am

Frontier Alaska has announced that its customers will be able to earn and redeem frequent-flyer miles as part of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan, and will also be able to book through-travel on Alaska Airlines in select markets, starting this fall....

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Alaska Airlines cabin to go cashless

Posted by cheapflights-US on July 3, 2008 at 5:37 am

Alaska Airlines will operate a cashless cabin on all flights from August 5. The carrier has announced that it will no longer accept cash payments for in-flight purchases from this date. Passengers will be able to pay using all major...

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Horizon fast-tracks fleet transition, flight cuts

Posted by cheapflights-US on June 29, 2008 at 10:47 pm

© Horizon Air Airlines are serious about dumping older, less fuel-efficient aircraft - fast. Witness what Horizon Air is doing. With fuel prices at record highs, and showing scant sign of abating, the carrier is accelerating retirement of its remaining...

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Horizon: discount fares and double miles

Posted by cheapflights-US on June 27, 2008 at 5:04 am

Tickets for the Horizon Air shuttle service between Seattle and Portland have been reduced to $69 each way (excluding taxes) for tickets purchased before July 31. Travel with the discounted fares will be valid through August 24 and passengers will...

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Horizon pitches Flagstaff as ‘airport of the future’

Posted by cheapflights-US on June 23, 2008 at 12:39 pm

Horizon Air has launched new flights from Flagstaff, Arizona, and is billing its operations at the airport as a sign of things to come. Passengers will not be able to purchase tickets at the airport counters. The airline explained that...

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Horizon Air raises Arizona flights to LAX

Posted by cheapflights-US on June 15, 2008 at 10:10 pm

© Horizon Air Don’t want to make the long drive from Flagstaff (FLG) or Prescott (PRC) into Phoenix (PHX) to catch a flight? Consider Horizon Air's new nonstop service from both those smaller Arizona cities to Los Angeles (LAX). Fuel-efficient...

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