Alaska Airlines closed its acquisition of Hawaiian, subject to conditions imposed by the DOT, and shared the immediate and longer-term impacts on travelers.

Nonetheless, the merger will shift the balance of the American commercial aviation industry, bringing together two of the ten largest airlines to create what now stands as the fifth largest in the United States, according to Forbes. Let's take a deeper look at what the largest impacts of this merger will be.

As Alaska Airlines merges with Hawaiian Air, customers may be wondering about their airline benefits. Here's what they are saying now.

Alaska Airlines closed its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. Even so, the two carriers will maintain separate branding and fly on distinct operating certificates (for now). While Alaska Airlines joined the oneworld Alliance in 2021 — a collaborative group of 13 carriers — Hawaiian Airlines has yet to do so.

Jamm Aquino / Joe Sprague, regional president of Hawai‘i/Pacific for Alaska Airlines, as seen at Hawaiian Airlines’ corporate headquarters at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu on Tuesday,

PBN met with Hawaiian Airlines' new CEO to discuss his first week on the job and what's on the horizon. After Peter Ingram stepped down as Hawaiian Airlines CEO and president, former Alaska Airlines’ regional president of Hawaii/Pacific Joe Sprague was appointed to CEO on Sept 18.