SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wine lovers
rejoice! Alaska Airlines is expanding its wildly popular Wine Flies
Free program all along the West Coast — enabling Mileage Plan
members departing from cities in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho to check an entire case of wine for
free. To celebrate the program's expansion, Alaska Airlines will
offer a complimentary glass of wine to guests 21 and older on
select flights on National Drink Wine Day this Sunday.
With the expanded Wine Flies Free program, wine aficionados can
now check their wine from an additional 18 cities, for a total of
29 on the West Coast. Alaska Airlines will be working closely with
regional winegrowers' associations, individual wineries and
destination marketing organizations to promote the offering
throughout wine regions along the West Coast.
"Wine and food are huge passion points for travelers when
choosing their next travel destination," said Natalie Bowman, Alaska Airlines' managing
director of marketing and advertising. "Our Wine Flies Free program
makes it easier for our guests to experience some of the country's
best wine regions and take their favorite wines home. We look
forward to toasting our guests in-flight on National Drink Wine
Day, and continuing to work with our partners to welcome visitors
to these premier wine destinations that we serve."
On the blog: How to check a case of wine for free on
Alaska Airlines
The Wine Flies Free program debuted in 2007 to make it easier
for travelers to bring home their favorite bottles of wine from
Santa Rosa/Sonoma County. Oftentimes, wineries are unable
to ship cases of wine directly or consumers are faced with costly
shipping fees to transport wine. Alaska Airlines' Wine Flies Free
solves these challenges by offering each Mileage Plan member the
ability to check an entire case, up to 12 bottles of wine, for
free.
"The Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area is the
backyard wine region of Silicon Valley," said Megan Metz, executive director of Santa Cruz
Mountains Winegrowers Association. "By expanding their Wine Flies
Free program, Alaska Airlines is enabling people to easily travel
to our booming wine region and take home a piece of the Santa Cruz
Mountains at no cost."
Travelers looking to take advantage of the Wine Flies Free
program can sign up for a Mileage Plan membership for free. To
prepare wines to fly, each bottle must be packed and sealed for
transport in a protective shipping container. Alaska Airlines
customer services agents will be available to work with each guest
to ensure that their case of wine is properly labeled.
Participating Wine Flies Free Cities:
California
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Idaho
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Oregon
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Washington
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Burbank*
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Boise
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Eugene
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Bellingham*
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Fresno*
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Lewiston
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Medford
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Pullman*
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Los
Angeles*
|
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Portland
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Seattle*
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Monterey*
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Redmond
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Spokane*
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Oakland*
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Wenatchee*
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Ontario*
|
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Pasco
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Orange
County*
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Walla
Walla
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Palm
Springs*
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Yakima
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Sacramento*
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San Diego*
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San
Francisco*
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San Jose*
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San Luis
Obispo
|
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Santa
Barbara*
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Santa Rosa
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* Indicates new cities being added to the program.
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 44 million guests a year to more than 115
destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across
the United States and to
Mexico, Canada and Costa
Rica. With Alaska and
Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights
to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in
North America" in the J.D. Power
North America Satisfaction Study for 10 consecutive years from 2008
to 2017. Learn more about Alaska's
award-winning service 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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