An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.Alaska Airlines on Wednesday warned that softer travel demand will eat into earnings in the second quarter, the latest in a chorus of carriers seeing weaker-than-expected bookings.Alaska said that bookings have stabilized, but forecast a 6-percentage point headwind due to "softer demand."The carrier, which merged with Hawaiian Airlines last year, said it expects second-q ...