Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Takes Off: Single Operating Certificate and More
What This Means for Travelers Behind the scenes, Alaska’s takeoff toward full integration will be mostly transparent to customers. Travel itineraries and loyalty points carry over automatically, and the Hawaiian brand on island‑only routes remains in place airlinegeeks.com. Flight numbers and booking codes have already switched: passengers who booked on HA numbers need do nothing – their flights are now AS flights beatofhawaii.com. Free Wi‑Fi via Starlink (when installed) and an expanded network will be the tangible benefits in the cabin. As Alaska’s CEO put it, the goal is “one combined airline” in terms of systems, safety and service, without
