Tools & Resources
API
Accommodations Plus International (API) is a contractor that Alaska Airlines uses to manage hotel accommodations and transportation providers for flight crews on layovers.
Read more information about API on their website at http://www.apihotels.com.
Who Do I Contact?
CrewCare (Layover Hotel and Transportation Feedback)
Visit the CrewCare website (AS login required)If you have a layover hotel or transportation concern, first document the issue by writing it up in the CrewCare system.
- Log-in to the inflight website (http://asainflight.alaskaair.com)
- Open the menu
- Click “Hotels”
- Click “Hotel Links”
- Click “My Crew Care”
- Open the menu
- Click “Feedback”
- Click “Provide Feedback”
First Time Using Crew Care?
When you open the Crew Care site for the first time, you’ll need to register with your alaskaair.com email address. After registering, the system will send you a confirmation email. From the confirmation email, click the link to confirm your registration. Once you complete this registration process, you won’t need to do it again.
API has written a user guide for the Crew Care system that you can access by clicking here.
General Assistance
For other assistance, contact any member of your Local Hotel Committee. You can find a list of Committee Members on your Local Council Committees page. For your convenience, a list of Committee Chairs and links to the Local Committee lists are below.
ANC
Dori Marron
dori.marron@afaalaska.org
View the ANC Committee List >>
LAX
Kimberly J. Hillbrand
kimberly.hillebrand@afaalaska.org
View the LAX Committee List >>
PDX
Cheryl Battleson
cheryl.battleson@afaalaska.org
View the PDX Committee List >>
SAN
Kanani Vallot
kanani.vallot@afaalaska.org
SEA
Olivia Borrows
olivia.borrows@afaalaska.org
View the SEA Committee List >>
SFO
James Bozanich
james.bozanich@afaalaska.org
View the SFO Committee List >>
MEC
Laura Hinojosa, MEC Chairperson
laura.hinojosa@afaalaska.org
Jodi Snow, MEC Vice Chairperson
jodi.snow@afaalaska.org
Committee News
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IAH Layovers for March 2016
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