Alaska Airlines partnered with Portland International Airport on Wednesday (August 14th) to celebrate the grand opening of their newly renovated, world-class terminal.
On Wednesday (August 14, 2024), Alaska Airlines announced the grand opening of their newly renovated terminal at Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon. In conjunction with the opening of their new renovated world-class terminal, Portland becomes Alaska’s first location to offer their propriety technology and processes designed to streamline the airport experience. The technology and processes have been designed allow guests to move seamlessly through the lobby and into security in five minutes or less.
In Wednesday’s announcement, Alaska Airlines’ SVP – Fleet Revenue Products and Real Estate, Shane Jones, said,
“As our second largest hub, Portland is an essential part of Alaska’s future. Our deep collaboration and joint investment with the Port of Portland on this new world-class terminal highlights our focus on improving how our guests travel.”
Also commenting on the new innovations at PDX, Alaska Airlines’ SVP – Innovation and Merchandising, Charu Jain, said,
“With nearly 90% of our passengers now checking in before they arrive at the airport, we’ve launched our lobby of the future experience in Portland which simplifies dropping off bags and gets guests quickly through the lobby so they can enjoy everything the new terminal has to offer.”
The Port of Portland’s Chief Aviation Officer, Dan Pippenger, added,
“The new PDX was designed to double down on everything travelers love about our airport. Our partners at Alaska Airlines understood that vision from the beginning and helped us build a new main terminal that both improves the travel experience and celebrates our region.”
Alaska has partnered with Embross, a leader in self-service technologies, to make it easy for guests to use Automated Bag Drop Stations. With just the scan of a mobile boarding pass, the bag stations print tags. The automation also includes securely matching travelers to their government issued IDs without the need to stand in line for an agent.
Commenting on Alaska’s new PDX Automated Bag Drop Stations, Embross’ Chief Technology Officer, Myles Tzelpis, said,
“The PDX bag drop experience leverages some of the latest innovations in computer vision to deliver the convenience and efficiency of automated bag processing while also ensuring user safety and security compliance to TSA ID-check requirements.”
Alaska Airlines has been the largest carrier in Portland, Oregon for over 20 years. Currently, the carrier operates 110 peak daily departures to 55 nonstop destinations, 29 of which are exclusive. Alaska recently added new direct service from PDX to Miami and Nashville, and will launch new direct flights to Atlanta and New Orleans in the coming months. Additionally, the airline’s new 12,000 square-foot PDX Lounge is scheduled to open in 2026.
Source: Alaska Airlines
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