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Alaska Airlines in Compliance With Baggage Screening and Gives Customers Tips for Traveling
Alaska Airlines in Compliance With Baggage Screening and Gives Customers Tips for Traveling
SEATTLE, Jan 17, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK) announced
today it is implementing a variety of baggage screening measures and will be in
full compliance with the government's requirement that all checked baggage be
screened beginning Jan. 18.
"We are prepared and expect operations to go smoothly with minimal delays," said Ed White, Alaska's vice president of customer services. "Customers should not notice a significant change. Most of the procedures are behind the scenes."
Here are some tips Alaska Airlines' passengers can use as the heightened security process is implemented:
-- Arrive on time. Go to Alaska Airlines' Web site, www.alaskaair.com, to check minimum arrival times for each airport. Click on "Travel Advisories" and then on "When to Arrive at the Airport." -- Take less baggage, both carry-on and checked, when possible. Remember FAA carry-on baggage rules allow each customer one standard-size carry-on bag and one personal item such as a purse, briefcase or laptop computer. Make sure to place identification both outside and inside of all bags. To avoid delays and inconvenience at security checkpoints, remember that sharp objects are not allowed in carry-on baggage. -- After checking in and receiving a boarding pass go directly to the gate. Remember that flight reservations are subject to cancellation if you are not at the gate prepared to board 20 minutes prior to scheduled flight departure. -- If after checking in, you have any last-minute change of plans, contact a customer service agent immediately. You may experience new restrictions on last-minute requests to change flights.-- Be patient. Remember that heightened security measures are in
place for everyone's safety.
For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.
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