Alleged Alaska Airlines poster instructs employees not to comply with federal authorities

David Medina

@davidmedinapdx

NEW: This was sent to me by an @AlaskaAir employee. A company poster instructs employees not to comply with federal authorities.

Hey @realDonaldTrump, @DHSgov

Alaska Airlines is openly obstructing federal law enforcement operations. I think it’s time to see what federal funds Alaska receives and PULL THE FUNDING NOW!

[Poster]

Don't Be Shy, please ask why.

Ask for a subpoena or warrant to verify.

If a law enforcement officer or government official asks

you for guest information, STOP, don't comply.

Notify your supervisor immediately.

For non-urgent requests:

Direct law enforcement officers to email

LegalRFI@alaskaair.com

Get answers. Report concerns.

privacy@alaskaair.com

4:09 PM · Nov 29, 2025

https://x.com/davidmedinapdx/status/1994921605232038076

>>23920994

[excerpt]

[Alaska Airlines subsidies]

Despite shutdown, feds say Essential Air Service will remain funded through Nov. 18

The Transportation Department previously said it had enough funding to continue the program through Nov. 2. Wednesday's notice pushes that back by about two weeks.

By Eric Stone

Federal subsidies for rural air travel will continue through at least mid-November despite the government shutdown, according to a notice sent to airlines on Wednesday. The Transportation Department told air carriers it has found enough funding to continue paying Essential Air Service subsidies through Nov. 18.

The department previously said it had enough funding to continue the program through Nov. 2.

“While the lapse in Congressionally appropriated funding continues, the Department has been able to secure additional budgetary resources to maintain program operations longer than expected at the time the Department issued its previous notice on October 8th,” Transportation Department official Daniel Edwards wrote in a bulletin to airlines.

Essential Air Service subsidies are meant to ensure airlines serve small, rural communities, even if flights aren’t necessarily profitable. They provide nearly $600 million each year to support more than 170 routes across the country. More than a third of them are in Alaska.

Some airlines that fly subsidized routes in Alaska said earlier this month that they would continue service even if funding temporarily ran dry. But they stressed the subsidies are vital to their ability to fly those routes on an ongoing basis.

https://alaskapublic.org/news/economy/2025-10-29/despite-shutdown-feds-say-essential-air-service-will-remain-funded-through-nov-18

>>23920994

[reminder]

[Alaska Airlines subsidies]

Alaska Airlines And Horizon Air To Receive Almost $1 Billion In Aid

Alaska Airlines received $992 million in federal funding through the Payroll Support Program (PSP) under the CARES Act, which was announced in April 2020. This funding included $267 million in a loan that must be repaid, along with the U.S. Department of Treasury acquiring 847,000 non-voting shares of Alaska Air Group at $31.61 per share. The funds were intended to support 70% of the airline’s budgeted costs through September 30, 2021, and helped prevent involuntary furloughs or pay cuts for employees during that period.

Additionally, Alaska Airlines applied for an extra $1.128 billion in federal loans under the same act to support ongoing operations.

https://simpleflying.com/alaska-horizon-1-billion/