Alaska Airlines is canceling 14 flights per day through the end of July in response to delayed aircraft deliveries resulting from President Donald Trump's tariff policy.
According to CBS News, the two Embraer 175 jets were expected to arrive from Brazil last month and were to be used by Alaska's regional subsidiary, Horizon Air. However, imports from the South American country to the U.S. are now subject to a 10 percent tariff.
"We deeply regret the impact this situation will have on our guests this summer," Alaska Airlines said in a statement to CBS News. "Amid the ongoing uncertain economic environment, we are focused on controlling what we can control—including costs, productivity, operational performance and taking care of our guests to the best of our ability."
"As part of this effort to control our costs, Alaska will not accept additional costs imposed by tariffs throughout our supply chain."
Horizon Air serves destinations throughout the Pacific Northwest in addition to Alaska, California, Colorado, Utah and western Canada. Fortunately, no single route will be eliminated; rather, the carrier will slash service on routes with multiple flights.
"When deciding which flights to cancel, we put our guests at the center of consideration. We don't take these decisions lightly as we know it means disruption for our guests and their travel plans. We assessed our network and protected the communities we serve that already have limited service," Alaska added.
"Our teams are working to reaccommodate all impacted guests on the next best option for their travel plans."
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