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Alaska Airways
- IATA/ICAO Code:
- AS/ASA
- Airline Kind:
- Full Service Service
- Hub(s):
- Anchorage Worldwide Airport, Los Angeles Worldwide Airport, Portland Worldwide Airport, San Francisco Worldwide Airport, Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport
- 12 months Based:
- 1932
- Alliance:
- oneworld
- CEO:
- Ben Minicucci
- Nation:
- United States
In line with AFA Alaska, the union representing Alaska Airways flight attendants, airline administration is “contemplating upgrading top quality” to be aggressive with different airways. That is alongside the airline’s different modifications and upgrades to the in-flight passenger expertise and cabin crew work surroundings.
Sure, the Alaska Airways First Class galley is a small area for any flight attendant to work. Here is the 737-890 model.
Photograph: Joe Kunzler | Easy Flying
Alaska Airways has, amongst different values,
“Be exceptional: We create lasting impressions. In inventive and unconventional methods, we ship feel-good hospitality that’s considerate, real, and worthy of sharing.”
Subsequently, Alaska Airways encourages workers to care in regards to the passenger expertise. With different airways flying aggressive routes providing extra upscale experiences, resembling JetBlue and Delta, now appears a superb time to have a look at upgrading top quality. Granted, to Alaska Airways, having an inexpensive value for a big, reclining seat is best than one thing overpriced, as said on their earnings calls.
Nonetheless, Alaska Airways administration is contemplating passenger expertise upgrades in numerous methods. As an illustration, a brand new Bloody Mary cocktail combine is within the works. So is updating the seatback playing cards to have up to date info and a reminder to get receipts from alaskareciepts.com. In the meantime, the tiny soda cans will stay out there for flight attendants to dispense soda to passengers.
Updating the 737-800
A glance down the Alaska Airways’ Boeing 737-890 cabin earlier than upcoming renovations
Photograph: Joe Kunzler | Easy Flying
The worth tag for Alaska Airways to replace its Boeing 737-800s is a cool $20 million funding throughout the 61 plane, which have a median age of over 14 years. In line with the Alaska AFA weblog, the primary one must be out there for service “by mid-2023 or sooner”. The aim is to offer passengers with the fashionable facilities discovered on the MAX, even after eradicating a 3rd rear toilet to carry economic system seating as much as trade commonplace 120. The -800s are usually not so long as the -900s, nor as small because the -700s, which create this “excellent” really feel about them. One can learn extra in regards to the variations between 737 fashions right here.
Extra satellite tv for pc WiFi is coming to Alaska Airways, however…
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Alaska Airways’ rising entry to satellite tv for pc WiFi will increase ease of entry to inflight leisure, residence e-mail and extra.
Photograph: Alaska Airways
Sure, extra Alaska Airways plane are being retrofitted with satellite tv for pc WiFi. In line with Alaska Airways, 80% of the fleet already has Satellite tv for pc WiFi. Satellite tv for pc WiFi is on the market for $8 per flight and 20x sooner than primary WiFi with far more connectivity.
Nevertheless, neither the Boeing 737-700s within the mainline fleet nor the Embraer 175 regional jets that Alaska Airways’ regional subsidiary Horizon Air is utilizing to switch the de Havilland of Canada Sprint-8-400s (aka Q400s) will get satellite tv for pc WiFi. Pricing will range by flight.
The 737-700s and E175s have GogoATG4 WiFi onboard, which is air-to-ground WiFi. In line with GoGo, such geared up plane has 4 antennas to try to hook up with a number of Gogo tower websites concurrently. The WiFi pace maxes out at 9.8MBPS.
One very last thing
Sure, the Alaska Airways flight attendants know that ice is not at all times in as a lot plentiful provide as pictured right here.
Photograph: Joe Kunzler | Easy Flying
If you don’t just like the ice on Alaska Airways, please don’t blame your flight attendant. The Alaska AFA union, as per its weblog, is working to emphasize to administration that “Failure of ice provisioning, amount, and high quality has contributed to a insecurity by Flight Attendants within the catering operation.“
Do you fly Alaska Airways top quality? Please tell us what upgrades could possibly be made of their top quality cabin within the feedback.
Source: AFA Alaska, Alaska Airways WiFi, GoGo
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