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Alaska Airlines Headquarters: Seattle, WA Mailing Address: 19300 International Blvd., Seattle, WA 98188 History: Alaska Airlines was born when Mac McGee started flying his 3 seat Stinson aircraft between Anchorage and Bristol Bay, Alaska in 1932. After several mergers with other local start-ups, the airline soon became the largest in the State and eventually renamed the larger airline Alaska Airlines. In the late 1940s, the carrier used surplus military aircraft for global charter operations including the Berlin Airlift in 1948 as well as Operation Magic Carpet, transporting Yemenite Jews into Israel in 1949. Expanding further with more mergers in the 1960s, the airline made headlines during the Cold War, flying regular charter service into the Soviet Union. The deregulation of the airline industry in 1979 was the end of the road for many carriers but marked a period of expansion and success for Alaska Air. The decade of the 1980s saw the airline triple in size, expand their network to Mexico and Russia and cement their partnership with Horizon Air for regional service that is still in place today. Building on this long legacy of success, today the airline is one of the most stable carriers in the turbulent airline industry, exploiting their market niche and history of high standards of customer service. Major Hubs: Seattle, Anchorage, Portland International Network Strengths: Service from the West Coast to destinations in Canada and Mexico only. Domestic Network Strengths: Major presence in the Pacific Northwest with significant service up and down the West Coast as well some trans-continental service to major business destinations in the East. Plane Types: Mainline Boeing 737 MD-80 Regional Bombardier CRJ-700 Bombardier DH 4 Bombardier DH 8 Club/Lounge: Board Rooms. 11 airport locations in North America. Web site: alaskaair.com Useful phone numbers: Reservations: 800-252-7522 Mileage Plan: 800-622-2680 Refunds: 206-392-7722 Customer Care: 800-654-5669 Board Room Clubs: 206-392-5496 Frequent Flyer Program: Mileage Plan Earning Currency: Miles. Earn one mile for every flown mile. Also accumulate miles through numerous Mileage Plan partnerships Popular Redemption Award Levels: Economy Class 20,000 Miles Free US or Canada round-trip (40,000 miles for Peak) 30,000 Miles Free round-trip to Mexico (60,000 miles Peak) 15,000 Miles Within Alaska (40,000 miles for Peak) First Class 40,000 Miles Free domestic US round-trip (80,000 miles for Peak) 60,000 Miles Free round-trip to Mexico (120,000 miles for Peak) 40,000 Miles Within Alaska (80,000 miles for Peak) Elite levels: MVP 20,000 flown miles in calendar year (or 30 segments) MVP Gold 40,000 flown miles in calendar year (or 60 segments) Mileage Expiration Policy: Mileage Plan miles don’t expire as long as account has activity at least once every 3 years. Co-Branded Credit Card: Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Consumer and Small Business Cards What’s new? Alaska now rents personal DigEplayers on long-haul flights that offer movies, music, TV shows and more for $10 per flight. Reserve in advance via the web site. Mileage Plan members can now book one-way flight awards for half the miles required for a round-trip, instead of only being allowed to redeem at the traditional round-trip award levels. Who Knew? Awarded best domestic airline an amazing 7 consecutive years (1997-2003) by the readers of Travel & Leisure before JetBlue emerged. Also, won 2005 Freddie for best Elite Level frequent flyer program
