Delta Air Lines is resuming its long-dormant Seattle-Juneau flights. But they’ll only happen once a day and only in the summer.
Transportation
Updated: Snow storm prompts shift to winter routes
Juneau school and city buses have switched to winter routes today.
Ferry LeConte ready to sail
The ferry LeConte is ready to carry paying passengers again. State transportation officials say the Juneau-based ship will leave Friday morning, Dec. 6, for Haines and Skagway. It will return to its home port later in the day. They say repairs on the ship’s bow thruster are complete. The LeConte went into drydock in Ketchikan…
Federal budget deal might include higher air travel taxes
It’s unclear whether negotiators will be able to reach a budget agreement, without or without the air travel fee hike, but the airline industry is fighting back hard.
Update: LeConte’s return pushed back a day
The ferry LeConte will return to service at least a day later than expected. Thursday sailings have been canceled due to ongoing bow-thruster repairs.
Juneau pushes fecal cliff out 3 more months
The City and Borough of Juneau has bought three more months to avert a fecal cliff.