Alaska Airlines unveils its first-ever International Business Class Suites experience

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Today | 10:31 am

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notquiteaff

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Originally Posted by 1worldFlyer

Confirmed Main Cabin will get complimentary meals / blankets / pillows.
"Premium Class" gets free alcohol / amenity kit / IFE, but otherwise will remain a Y+ product for the foreseeable future.

I note that you moved the alcohol from Main to PC

Not that I plan to find myself in the main cabin, but are they planning to offering any free alcohol in plain main? Maybe wine/beer with the main meal? What do their main competitors do nowaways? (I have no recent personal experience)

Today | 10:42 am

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I note that you moved the alcohol from Main to PC

Yeah on reading the PR again I noticed that it promises complimentary alcoholic beverages for Premium Class only. Don't know what is being served in Main Cabin at the moment.

Today | 10:58 am

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Sooo what would an Alaska Airlines safety video look like?

Today | 12:46 pm

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Originally Posted by 1worldFlyer

should quell most of the complaints

Remember, this is FT.

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Today | 1:14 pm

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Sooo what would an Alaska Airlines safety video look like?

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Today | 1:37 pm

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It would be funny if the last remaining thing we got from VX was the Safety Dance on the IFE equipped longhauls.

Today | 2:34 pm

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Originally Posted by 1worldFlyer

A few things of note...
Free Starlink access will require Atmos membership starting in May. I don't think this has been mentioned / discussed before.

I can't say I'm surprised, was reminded of it with SQ and BA recently.

Today | 3:01 pm

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Originally Posted by notquiteaff

When do we think they will announce their next global destinations?

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Do they have enough planes to add destinations at this stage?

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No. But an announcement could come well before planes are ready. The 5 current global destinations were announced nearly a year in advance.

Any new international flight need traffic rights and airport landing/takeoff slots. Airport slots are often harder and can be very expensive to obtain (buy ~ lease), even if have traffic rights. For example LHR slots sell-lease for millions.