And another one bites the dust. Following JetBlue and the US Big 3, Alaska Airlines increases checked bag fees too. That leaves Hawaiian Airlines as the last one not to raise fees. I mean, there's Southwest too, but they won't charge fees. And airlines like Sun Country don't count, right? … [Read more...] about Alaska Airlines Increases Checked Bag Fees
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Alaska Air Seattle Lounges Leaving Priority Pass
The Alaska Air Seattle lounges leaving Priority Pass was inevitable. With never-ending crowding issues, even during my last visit two years ago, it was only a matter of time. But, there are other options at SEA. … [Read more...] about Alaska Air Seattle Lounges Leaving Priority Pass
Alaska Air is Making Further Fleet Adjustments
Last month Virgin America flew off into the sunset, sort of. And while repainting aircraft will take a while, cross-fleeting is already taking place. But now, Alaska Air is making further fleet adjustments. … [Read more...] about Alaska Air is Making Further Fleet Adjustments
FARE ALERT: Cheap Hawaii Travel Q1 2018
Heads up! Cheap Hawaii travel Q1 2018 is available from a number of airlines! … [Read more...] about FARE ALERT: Cheap Hawaii Travel Q1 2018
Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines Celebrate
Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines celebrate as both airlines recently achieve some significant milestones. … [Read more...] about Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines Celebrate
June 2017 Hawaii Travel Contests
These are the two June 2017 Hawaii travel contests you'll want to enter. … [Read more...] about June 2017 Hawaii Travel Contests
Goodbye Virgin America… Hello New Alaska Air
HUGE NEWS! Yesterday, Alaska Airlines finally revealed its future integration plans! And while there were some speculation Alaska Air would retain both brands, they've decided not to. So soon it'll be time to say goodbye Virgin America. … [Read more...] about Goodbye Virgin America… Hello New Alaska Air
Papaya King + Alaska Air EWR-SEA
Our last day in New York was a mad rush. There was much we wanted to do, but little time to do it all. So, after our early morning visit to Momofuku Milk Bar, we headed to Papaya King. … [Read more...] about Papaya King + Alaska Air EWR-SEA
Alaska Air N Terminal Lounge + SEA-JFK
Our HNL-SEA flight pulled into the North Satellite terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport slightly ahead of schedule. It was already dark outside and (surprise, surprise) rainy. We had thought about going into downtown Seattle for a little while since we had a 5 hour layover in SEA. But we decided against since we didn't want to have to rush and have … [Read more...] about Alaska Air N Terminal Lounge + SEA-JFK
Alaska Airlines HNL-SEA
As I said in my previous post, Mrs. Island Miler and I headed to the Big Apple earlier this month. To get there we flew Alaska Airlines using the Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Signature companion certificate, which gets you a companion fare for $99 + tax when purchasing a regular price economy class ticket. All-in, I spent just around $1,000 for our roundtrip tickets, … [Read more...] about Alaska Airlines HNL-SEA