Pet Peeve: “Alaskan” Airlines
Dec 2, 2017, 4:51 am
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Pet Peeve: “Alaskan” Airlines
Does anyone else get super annoyed when calling Alaska’s partners, or interacting with their partner airline airport staff and have the partner agents refer to your status as “Alaskan” Airlines. I always cringe whenever I hear this on the phone or at the airport. It’s so annoying, and I don’t understand why they can’t just get it right. Also once I said I was connecting to Alaska Airlines and the agent went “oh you’re going all the way to Alaska?” No, actually they fly other places 🙄
Dec 2, 2017, 5:25 am
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No, this comes under the heading of things which are none of my business and I could care less.
If the term "Alaska" vs. "Alaska" gets a passenger to the correct airport and gate, that is just fine.
Now, someone who refers to "Alaska" as "United" has a problem on their hands which needs to be dealt with.
If the term "Alaska" vs. "Alaska" gets a passenger to the correct airport and gate, that is just fine.
Now, someone who refers to "Alaska" as "United" has a problem on their hands which needs to be dealt with.
Dec 2, 2017, 5:29 am
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Yes totally understand this doesn’t have serious repercussions, still it’s an annoying pet peeve of mine
Dec 2, 2017, 6:56 am
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It’s a pet peeve (and very petty, but hey, FT) to see and get irritated when FT posters talk about “Alaskan” Airlines when the name is at the top of the forum... 
Dec 2, 2017, 7:14 am
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I'm just confused as to why its called Alaska Airlines, but its hub is in Seattle. When they started service to Nashville, a lot of my coworkers and friends were confused because they didn't think there was a big market for flights to Alaska. I told them the flight was to their hub in Seattle. Then they got confused because they didn't know Seattle was in Alaska. 
Dec 2, 2017, 8:25 am
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No, it doesn’t annoy me. I reserve my annoyance (especially my “super annoyance”) for things that actually have some impact on my life.
Dec 2, 2017, 9:33 am
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Dec 2, 2017, 9:47 am
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No, I don't get super annoyed. Everyone errs occasionally.
Dec 2, 2017, 10:20 am
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Dec 2, 2017, 11:04 am
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