Masks Required on Alaska Airlines Flights as of August 7

Effective August 7, 2020, Alaska Airlines is requiring all passengers to wear a mask on flights, except children under 2 – that is the airline’s only exception. Every passenger’s mask or face covering must cover their nose and mouth and is only allowed to be removed when eating or drinking (the airline notes this should be “brief”).

According to Alaska Airlines’ website, “If you are unable to wear a mask throughout the airport and for the duration of your flight for any reason, you will not be able to fly with us. This is for the safety of all guests and employees.” Passengers who forget their mask at home will be able to request one from the airline.

Alaska Airlines is serious about their “no mask, no travel, no exceptions” requirement and states “If a passenger is unwilling or unable to wear a mask or face covering for any reason, Alaska will be unable to provide them with travel.”

Going even further, noncompliance with the requirement can affect a passenger’s future travel with the airline: “While on board, guests who repeatedly remove or refuse to wear a mask or face covering will be given a final warning—in the form of a yellow card. With a yellow card warning, the guest’s travel with Alaska will be suspended immediately upon landing. Any remaining portion of the guest’s itinerary will be canceled—to include any connecting or return flights—along with any future trips the guest has booked. The guest will be provided with a full refund for any unused travel and will be responsible for making their own travel arrangements from that point.”

There is no defined end date to Alaska’s mask policy.