About 1,500 people who bought tickets from Alaska or Horizon airlines have been notified their credit cards were misused.
Alaska Air says a call center employee diverted some payments to a personal account. The Seattle-based parent company for the airlines says it notified police and is cooperating with the investigation.
The airlines say customers are not responsible for repaying the diversions that took place between August 2006 and June 2008, but they should review their credit card statements for any unauthorized transactions. (AP)