A giant plume of volcanic ash clouding Alaskan skies left at least 5,000 travelers stranded, an airline said Monday. The ash caused Alaska Airlines to cancel 44 flights into and out of Alaska, The Anchorage Daily News reported.

By The Associated Press SEATTLE -- An Alaska Airlines MD-80 was evacuated on a taxiway after smoke appeared in the cabin shortly after the plane landed in Long Beach, a company spokeswoman said.

SEATTLE - An Alaska Airlines MD80 was evacuated on a taxiway after smoke appeared in the cabin shortly after the plane landed in Long Beach, Calif., a company spokeswoman said.

SEATTLE - Passengers were taken off an Alaska Airlines plane Sunday after a federal air marshal found a bullet in the cabin, the airline said.

An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Seattle made an emergency landing yesterday at Dulles International Airport after the aircraft did not pressurize properly, airport officials said. Flight No. 1 took off at 8:03 a.m.