Alaska Airlines
Cameron Clark of Bend wrote to his Facebook friends Friday that he saw a disabled man miss a flight because numerous airline personnel refused to give him extra assistance, even after Clark intervened and asked employees to help. Clark said the man told him he has late-stage Parkinson's disease. Ref. Source 9
Alaska Airlines (Hover)
Alaska Air to buy Virgin America for $4 billion
The deal is valued at $57 per share in cash. In a statement, the companies said the combined airline will have 1,200 daily departures, with hubs in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Anchorage and Portland. Its headquarters will remain in Seattle. Ref. USAToday.