Rachel
Complete disregard for the Elderly
Upon arriving to the check in counter at the Seattle/Tacoma airport I immediately realized that Alaska airlines appears to be doing what they can to phase human beings out of their check in process. I observed multiple elderly people far ahead of me (one of which that had difficulty walking) have an extremely difficult time lifting his own bag onto the new self check in system. An employee was standing there staring at him doing absolutely nothing. When I asked her what was happening and asked why Alaska airlines is risking the health of the elderly her response was well our employees got injured so we don’t lift anymore. I responded with, Oh so Alaska prefers the elderly to be harmed instead of hiring people that are capable of performing a job that by definition should include being able to lift a suitcase for a customer. She responded with something along the lines of this is just how it is. I will never fly Alaska again because this new process is tantamount to elder abuse.


