FOLLOWING their merger in September 2024, alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have launched a shared booking option for cargo customers, offering greater flexibility across their combined cargo networks, reports Montreal's SimpleFlying.
Alaska Air Cargo noted that full integration of the two carriers' cargo operations is still in progress.
In an update on the merger, the company explained that since receiving regulatory approval from the Biden administration in September 2024, the cargo teams from both airlines have been working to align their systems and operations.
The newly introduced shared booking feature allows customers to book and track shipments to any destination served by Alaska Air Cargo using a single airway bill (AWB), streamlining the shipping process across both networks.
The company stated that access to their combined network is determined by the origin of a shipment.
For instance, a shipment of fresh shellfish from Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) to Sydney Airport (SYD) can now move under a single AWB, seamlessly travelling across both airlines' routes.
Similarly, cargo originating from Hawaiian-served locations-like Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)-can be booked as one shipment.
Despite the shared booking capability, customers must still initiate bookings through the respective carriers.
Shipments originating on Alaska Airlines flights must be booked through Alaska Air Cargo, while those beginning on Hawaiian Airlines flights go through Hawaiian Air Cargo, with both entities coordinating the combined bookings.
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Alaska Air Cargo noted that full integration of the two carriers' cargo operations is still in progress.
In an update on the merger, the company explained that since receiving regulatory approval from the Biden administration in September 2024, the cargo teams from both airlines have been working to align their systems and operations.
The newly introduced shared booking feature allows customers to book and track shipments to any destination served by Alaska Air Cargo using a single airway bill (AWB), streamlining the shipping process across both networks.
The company stated that access to their combined network is determined by the origin of a shipment.
For instance, a shipment of fresh shellfish from Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) to Sydney Airport (SYD) can now move under a single AWB, seamlessly travelling across both airlines' routes.
Similarly, cargo originating from Hawaiian-served locations-like Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)-can be booked as one shipment.
Despite the shared booking capability, customers must still initiate bookings through the respective carriers.
Shipments originating on Alaska Airlines flights must be booked through Alaska Air Cargo, while those beginning on Hawaiian Airlines flights go through Hawaiian Air Cargo, with both entities coordinating the combined bookings.
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