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Handling fresh fish
Photo: Alaska Airlines
Summer might officially have arrived recently, when the season's first wild Alaska Copper river salmon came in to Seattle WA from Cordova AK. For the second year in a row, however, Alaska Air Cargo staff handled the iconic fish with masks on their faces. Alaska Air Cargo flies nearly 25 t of the salmon each year.
Copper River salmon shipped by the carrier arrives in grocery shops and restaurants across the USA as fresh as possible, thanks in part to a cool chain training programme required of all airline employees who handle perishables. They follow strict seafood quality standards and pass an annual food-quality course. The goal is to keep seafood moving rapidly throughout its journey on Alaska Airlines and maintain a consistent temperature range from the time it leaves the water to when the client buys it. (ah)