Watch CNBC’s full interview with Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci


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Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci joins CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and the ‘Squawk Box’ team to discuss the federal government’s mask mandate on airlines, travel demand and more. Minicucci also discusses whether the airline plans to move to an all-Boeing fleet following the crash of a Boeing 737-800 China Eastern Airlines flight.



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