Alaska Airlines Suspends Flights In and Out of Anchorage After New Mount Redoubt Eruption
31 Marzo 2009 - 12:28AM
PR Newswire (US)
Operations will resume when conditions permit; travelers advised to
check status of flights at alaskaair.com or 800-ALASKAAIR SEATTLE,
March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines has suspended
flights in and out of Anchorage, Alaska, for Monday following a
volcanic eruption at Mount Redoubt that generated a continuous ash
cloud. Weather reports indicate ash from the eruption at 9:44 a.m.
Alaska time, which poses a significant risk to air travel, is
moving northeast toward Anchorage. As a safety precaution, all
scheduled flights en route to Anchorage will be diverted to
Fairbanks International Airport until further notice. Alaska
Airlines will resume service in Anchorage, pending safe flying
conditions. Travelers are advised to check the status of their
flights before going to the airport at alaskaair.com or by calling
1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522) or TTY/TDD at 1-800-392-0228.
Specific information about flight changes related to the Mount
Redoubt volcano is available at alaskaair.com. "We apologize for
the inconvenience to our customers, but their safety is always our
highest priority," said Ben Minicucci, Alaska Airlines' chief
operating officer and executive vice president of operations.
"We're continuing to closely monitor the weather and ash from Mount
Redoubt and will resume flights when it is safe to do so. We're
also making every effort to re-accommodate passengers whose travel
plans have been disrupted." Since the volcanic eruptions began
Sunday, March 22, Alaska Airlines has canceled more than 250
flights affecting more than 10,000 passengers. Ticketed passengers
who are affected by Mount Redoubt eruptions and scheduled for
travel March 30 through March 31, 2009, will be allowed changes
without penalty if their new travel is on or before April 7, 2009.
A full refund will also be offered for any unused portion of the
ticket. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air
Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an
expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and
Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction
among Traditional Network Carriers (tie)" in the J.D. Power and
Associates 2008 North America Airline Satisfaction Study(SM). For
reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information,
visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at
alaskaair.com/newsroom. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT:
Corporate Communications of Alaska Airlines, +1-206-392-5101 Web
Site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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