At this point in the pandemic, many people feel comfortable with air travel. The Alaska Travel Industry Association is trying to get the message to those folks that they should come here.
For those traveling through Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport anytime soon, you may notice changes throughout the airport, including at the airport’s security checkpoints and inside passenger terminals.
Alaska Air Group subsidiary, Horizon Air offers flights to Bristol Bay all year now. ALPA members say the Seattle based company shouldn't be flying those routes and Alaskan pilots should.
Air travel means spending time in security lines and airport terminals, which puts you into close contact with other people. As travel slowly recovers, planes are becoming more crowded, which means you will likely sit close to other people, often for hours, which raises your risk.
Alaska DOT says on June 6 a crewmember tested positive for COVID-19. Upon learning the news, Alaska DOT announced Tustumena passengers and crew members were returning to Homer where they will be tested and quarantined once they dock.
In anticipation of the return to service for MV Tustumena, MV LeConte, MV Kennicott and MV Matanuska, The Alaska Marine Highway Service has released schedules for the vessels.
Several communities were left without regular air service after RavnAir Group cited the economic impact of the coronavirus and announced the company would halt operations April 5.
Ted Stevens International Airport has earned the title of busiest airport in the world on multiple occasions since the pandemic started. The airport manager said it's a result of cargo planes still going through the airport. It's expected to return closer to their normal rankings once travel picks up again.
In order to be on the same page as the Centers for Disease Control, Alaska Airlines will be making face masks mandatory for guests on May 11th and employees on May 4th.
Alaskans can cross over into the U.S. border from Canada according to Customs and Border Protection. For those traveling into Canada, it's recommended to call ahead to find out if you'll be allowed to cross.
Holland America Line and Princess Cruises - two separate subsidiaries, both of which are under Carnival Corporation - operate cruises in multiple countries around the world. Both have extended a freeze of sailings and say many Alaska openings won't take place at all in 2020.
Smaller airlines will increase their routes to remote Alaskan communities otherwise served by RavnAir Group after the airline announced a drastic reduction in flights Thursday.
All travelers entering the state are supposed to fill out a form about their travel history and where they are going to self-quarantine. At this time, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management say they are still working on enforcing the measure.
While some villages and boroughs are imposing a mandatory 14-day self quarantine, others are outright banning entry into their communities over concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Each year, cruise ship passengers come in droves to Alaska. last year was record-breaking. This year, it's still up in the air as to how the spread of COVID-19 will affect those numbers.
If you book a flight before March 12 and then decide by that date to change or cancel your trip, you'll receive full travel credit to fly later. Alaska Airlines is giving those who use this option a year to use the credit.
The only main line vessel currently operating for the Alaska Marine Highway System will have to be dry docked in Ketchikan for repairs. M/V Columbia will come online mid-April to fill the gaps in service.
Alaska's Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka says the department is looking for about $60,000 to send DMV employees to over 100 rural communities.
On Thursday, Ravn Airlines resumed regularly scheduled flights to Dutch Harbor for the first time since a fatal crash in October. Currently, the new flights are being carried out on smaller planes, with fewer trips per day.
In a town hall Friday night, residents spoke with representatives from the major airlines that service Unalaska to voice their concerns and hear about efforts to return regularly scheduled flights.
The last ferry of the year departs Cordova on Friday, leaving the coastal community, one of several, without ferry service for months. That gap in service is because of the Alaska Marine Highway System's Winter schedule. Communities across the state are preparing for what some say will be a harsh Winter without that service.
