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Tales of Old Mexico: Loreto Takes Root in the Land of Queen Calafia (Baja California)

Bob Schulman | Posted 05.23.2013 | Travel
Bob Schulman

Like Christopher Columbus, Cortes thought the lands of the "New World" were part of the eastern side of the Indies, and that the island could have been de Montalvo's California.

The Best (And Worst) Customer Service In The US

Posted 03.18.2013 | Travel

A new survey investigating which US airlines offer the best "customer experience" has found that most domestic carriers get lackluster ratings and tha...

New TSA PreCheck: Elitist, Confusing, Mysterious, Maddening

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 01.15.2013 | Politics
Blake Fleetwood

If you are under 12 or over 75--in like Flynn. No worries. No more long TSA security lines involving taking off your shoes or taking out your laptop...etc... But for the rest of us flyers, it's a secret new "E-ZPass" program of sorts: "Managed Inclusion" is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, to paraphrase Winston Churchill.

Alaska Air Computers Still Down

AP | DOUG ESSER | Posted 10.08.2012 | Travel

SEATTLE -- The computers Alaska Airlines uses to check in passengers stopped working at 7:40 a.m. Monday, causing long lines of frustrated passengers ...

'Inappropriate' Note Left On Airplane Wing

AP | Posted 10.07.2012 | Travel

SEATTLE -- A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight bound to Seattle looked out the window and saw what appeared to be a damaged area on the wing with...

Passenger Calls Airline 'Worst Of Humanity'

AP | Posted 08.06.2012 | Travel

BEND, Ore. -- A longtime Oregon concert promoter sparked an online backlash against Alaska Airlines with a Facebook post describing what he called "th...

Upgrading To First Class? There's A Baggage Fee For That

Posted 06.22.2012 | Travel

Alaska Airlines will become the first American airline to charge a checked bag fee for first class passengers, reports CNBC. While passengers with...

Antsy Toddler Kicked Off Flight

AP | Posted 09.04.2012 | Travel

UPDATE: Mark Yanchuck, the father of the toddler kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight, says his son Daniel was being fussy, but was wearing his seat ...

WATCH: New Uniforms Sicken Flight Attendants?

Posted 05.04.2012 | Travel

A group of Alaska Airlines flight attendants says their new uniforms are literally making them sick. In a letter to the airline president last mont...

Bad News Psalms

David Van Biema | Posted 04.02.2012 | Religion
David Van Biema

It's been a bad few weeks for Psalms in the news. Some perfectly good verses got dropped from a 35-year airline promotion, and a disturbing verse achieved a new prominence. Both are part of the same melancholy trend: the death of civil religion.

Sarah Palin To Airline: 'Please Don't Discontinue' Prayer Cards

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 07.11.2012 | Politics

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has turned her attention to an issue fusing together food, religion, travel and her home state. Palin spoke out on...

Alaska Airlines Getting Rid Of Meal Time Prayer Cards

AP | By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 01.25.2012 | Travel

SEATTLE -- After 30 years of giving passengers spiritual words to reflect on while they eat their meals, Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday it will b...

Alaska Airlines Canceling 38 Flights Due To Snow

AP | Posted 01.18.2012 | Travel

SEATTLE -- Alaska Airlines says that in response to snow forecasts, it has decided to cancel 38 flights into and out of Seattle and Portland, Ore., be...

Easyjet Forces Man With Disability Off Plane

Posted 01.18.2012 | Travel

A passenger who uses a wheelchair was asked to leave his Easyjet flight because of safety concerns by the airline. Martin Sabry, 39, was heading f...

Bomb Scare Forces Plane To Make Emergency Landing

Posted 11.19.2011 | Travel

A reported bomb threat forced Alaska Airlines flight 342 to land under heightened security circumstances Monday morning at Oakland International Airpo...

Dogs On Runway Delay Airplane Landing

Posted 11.13.2011 | Travel

Two dogs loose on a runway at Juneau International Airport caused an Alaska Airlines jet to delay its landing. The plane, attempting to land in Ala...

Man Rushes Cockpit Door, Bites Crew Member

Posted 11.06.2011 | Travel

An unidentified 39-year-old Alaska Airlines passenger on an Anchorage to Seattle flight reportedly rushed the cockpit and bit a crew member once the p...

Red Eye Passenger Stung By Scorpion Mid-Flight

AOL Travel News | Posted 08.30.2011 | Travel

An Alaska Airlines passenger got the surprise of a lifetime when he was stung by a scorpion on a flight from Seattle to Anchorage. Jeff Ellis was f...

Airlines' Newest Threat: Scorpion Attacks

AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 11.15.2011 | Weird News

PORTLAND, Ore. — All Jeff Ellis could do was wait as he sat terrified 30,000 feet in the air staring at the wriggling scorpion that stung him on...

Toilet Paper Discovery Forces Plane's Evacuation

AOL Travel News | Posted 06.23.2011 | Travel

Yes, the headline was written error-free: An Alaska Airlines jet was evacuated Friday afternoon after a 'suspicious powder' was found in the plane's l...

Praying On Planes: Rights And Responsibilities

Rabbi Aaron Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Rabbi Aaron Alexander

Our freedom to pray in the public square comes with parallel obligations: we must communicate with others so they can understand and we must understand how our obligations should change so we can co-exist with others.

Alaska Airlines Met By FBI In Los Angeles After Group Of Passengers Perform Jewish Ritual

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

LOS ANGELES -- Pilots on an Alaska Airlines flight locked down the cockpit and alerted authorities after three passengers conducted an elaborate ortho...

Flight From Seattle To Denver Delayed By Rat On Plane

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines had to delay a flight about to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when a rat was seen scurrying in the cabin. T...

Advice From Mom on How to Improve Air Travel

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Christine Negroni

This ongoing dispute between airlines and their customers sounds familiar, like the sound of siblings fighting. What I don't hear is the sound of either side trying to understand the position of the other.

Eagle Sucked Into Alaska Airlines Engine, Flight Aborted

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An eagle was sucked into an engine of an Alaska Airlines jet as the aircraft was taking off from a small southeast Alaska to...