CAPA Live June: Alaska Airlines - 50% of business travel to return

Talking at the CAPA Live on 9-Jun-2021, Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci spoke with Aviation Week Network group editor in chief Karen Walker. Some of the key highlights can be found below in the verbatim transcript.

Some quotes from Mr Minicucci:

- We're seeing leisure demand come back to 100%, and in some cases over 100%

- Vaccinations have proven to be the catalyst

- We're going to take an approach that we're going to see about 50% of (business travel) coming back

- I think the partnerships they have to be done, right. I think customers who fly them do need to have a seamless experience.

- It's been a huge benefit having Horizon as part of our family and SkyWest as a CPA provider

- Alaska is in a unique position, I think...we have not taken on any more debt levels, which puts us in a strong financial position

- Alaska set a net zero goal by 2040...it's an audacious goal

- We've seen tremendous savings with this already (artificial intelligence from Flyways)