Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Offer 'Fly Now, Paradise Later'
July 01 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Customers who fly Alaska or Horizon from the Bay Area can earn
discounts on Alaska's new nonstop service to Hawaii SEATTLE, July 1
/PRNewswire/ -- Customers who fly Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air
from the Bay Area between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2009, can earn up to
40 percent off Alaska Airlines' new nonstop flights between
Oakland, Calif., and the Hawaiian Islands starting this fall. To
qualify, customers must be a member or enroll in the Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan and register for the promotion at
alaskaair.com/baytoparadise. After that, any travel on Alaska
Airlines or Horizon Air from San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose,
Sacramento and Santa Rosa, Calif., to any Alaska Airlines or
Horizon Air city qualifies for discounts for two passengers off
Alaska's new nonstop service between Oakland and Hawaii. Two trips
equal 20 percent off, three trips equal 30 percent off, and four or
more trips equal 40 percent off. Customers will receive a minimum
of 10 percent off just for registering. Alaska Airlines will begin
four-times-weekly service between Oakland and Kahului, Hawaii, on
the island of Maui, beginning Nov. 9, 2009, and thrice-weekly
service between Oakland and Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii,
starting Nov. 10, 2009. Earned discounts are valid for travel
through March 1, 2010 (holiday blackout dates apply). In addition,
Alaska is offering an introductory fare of $169 each way on the new
flights for reservations made between July 1 and July 31, 2009. "We
invite our Bay Area customers to sample our Hawaii service at
prices that make paradise really affordable," said Steve Jarvis,
Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing, sales and customer
experience. "Alaska is the only airline to offer nonstop service to
Kona and Maui from Oakland. In addition, Alaska and Horizon serve
the Bay Area with frequent, daily flights up and down the West
Coast and an attractive frequent flier plan for earning miles to
Hawaii, Mexico and other great resort destinations." Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE:
ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive
network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska
Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional
Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009
North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations,
visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the
Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
Discount promotion rules: A qualifying trip is defined as any
Mileage Plan-earning flight from the Bay Area flown July 1 to Sept.
30, 2009. Redemption travel starts Nov. 9, 2009, from Oakland to
Maui and Nov. 10, 2009, from Oakland to Kona and ends March 1,
2010. Blackout periods for discount coupons to Hawaii are Nov.
20-21, 2009, and Dec. 17-20, 2009, and from Hawaii are Nov. 28-30,
2009, and Jan. 1-4, 2010. Discount must be ticketed by Dec. 31,
2009, for travel Nov. 9, 2009, through March 1, 2010. Registration
is required prior to passenger's first qualifying flight in order
to receive the discount code. Promotion valid only on qualifying
paid flights originating in Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose,
Sacramento or Santa Rosa between July 1, 2009, and September 30,
2009. Flight miles must be credited to passenger's Alaska Airlines
Mileage Plan account to earn the Hawaii discount code. Offer not
valid on free or award travel. Promotion valid only with flights
operated and marketed by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Please
allow four to six weeks for travel and discount code to be
credited. All terms and conditions of the Mileage Plan program
apply. Offer subject to change without notice. Introductory fare
rules: Fare is valid from July 1 through July 31, 2009. Travel is
from Nov. 9, 2009, Oakland-Maui and Nov 10, 2009, Oakland-Kona, and
travel must be complete by March 1, 2010. Blackout periods to
Hawaii are Nov. 20-22, 2009, and Dec. 16-28, 2009, and from Hawaii
are Nov. 28-30, 2009, and Dec. 26, 2009-Jan. 6, 2010. Not included
in the fare: Airport Passenger Facility charges of up to $9 (amount
depends on itinerary), U.S. Federal Segment Tax of $3.60 per
segment (takeoff and landing) and U.S. Security Fee of $2.50 per
enplanement. Other important information: All taxes and fees shown
are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if traveling
roundtrip. Tickets are nonrefundable but can be changed for a $75
fee when changes are made online at alaskaair.com ($100 when made
through a reservation call center or ticket counter and $125 when
originally booked through a travel agent and changes are made
through a reservation call center or ticket counter) and any
applicable changes in fare. A ticket purchased at a Horizon Air or
Alaska Airlines airport location or through a reservation call
center will cost $15 more per person than the advertised fare.
Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all
days. All fares, taxes and fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject
to change without notice, and other restrictions apply. A $15
charge will apply to the first checked bag. A second bag may be
checked for $25. Additional fees apply to check more than two bags
or overweight or oversized items. See checked baggage policy at
alaskaair.com for more details. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines
CONTACT: Bobbie Egan, +1-206-392-5101, or Mike Rose,
+1-206-392-0171, both of Alaska Airlines Web Site:
http://www.alaskaair.com/
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