SEATTLE, Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines is
bringing four new markets to customers in the Rose City. New
seasonal service will include Portland-Philadelphia starting May 22; Portland-Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, starting June 5;
and Portland-Baltimore starting June
6. New nonstop service between Portland-Albuquerque will start Aug. 18 and operate year-round.
"We're super excited to launch four new nonstop daily routes
from Portland, further enhancing
our offerings for our guests in the Rose City," said John Kirby, Alaska's vice president of capacity planning.
"At 55 nonstop destinations and counting, we continue to connect
our valued Portland customers to
the places they want to go."
"We're happy that Alaska is
once again expanding its network from PDX with four new service
announcements," said David Zielke,
Port of Portland director of air
service development. "Albuquerque, Baltimore and Philadelphia offer Portland-area travelers more convenient
nonstop options. And, until now, Milwaukee was one of the top 10 markets to
which Portland didn't have nonstop
service. As a University of Wisconsin
graduate, I am particularly excited by this new nonstop route. Go
Badgers!"
Summary of new service:
Start
date
|
End
date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
May 22
|
Aug 25
|
Portland-Philadelphia
|
8:39 p.m.
|
4:50 a.m.
|
Daily
|
737
|
May 23
|
Aug 26
|
Philadelphia-Portland
|
6:05 a.m.
|
8:47 a.m.
|
Daily
|
737
|
Start
date
|
End
date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
June 5
|
Aug 25
|
Portland-Milwaukee
|
11:10 p.m.
|
5:02 a.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
June 6
|
Aug 26
|
Milwaukee-Portland
|
7:15 a.m.
|
9:47 a.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Start
date
|
End
date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
June 6
|
Aug 26
|
Portland-Baltimore
|
9:30 a.m.
|
5:38 p.m.
|
Daily
|
737
|
June 6
|
Aug 26
|
Baltimore-Portland
|
4:50 p.m.
|
7:32 p.m.
|
Daily
|
737
|
Start
date
|
End
date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
Aug 18
|
Yearound
|
Portland-Albuquerque
|
8 a.m.
|
11:45 a.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Aug 18
|
Yearound
|
Albuquerque-Portland
|
5:55 p.m.
|
7:55 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Flight times based on local time zones.
Flights between Portland and
Philadelphia and Portland and Baltimore will be operated with fuel-efficient
Boeing 737 aircraft. Flights between Portland and Milwaukee will be operated by SkyWest Airlines
and flights between Portland and
Albuquerque will be operated by Horizon Air. Both carriers will
serve the routes with 76-seat E175 jets, which feature 12 seats in
first class, 12 seats in premium class and 52 seats in the main
cabin. The E175 boasts cabin dimensions on par with a narrow-body
jet.
Tickets for the new routes will go on sale today. To purchase
tickets on Alaska Airlines, visit www.alaskaair.com to find great
savings, or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 for Hearing &
Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services).
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 40 million customers a year to 118 destinations
with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa
Rica and Cuba. With
Alaska and Alaska Global Partners,
customers can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900
destinations worldwide. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service and unmatched
reliability at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com.
Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of
Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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