Alaska Airlines Inaugurates Portland-Maui Service
July 03 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
PORTLAND, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today
will inaugurate service between Portland, Ore., and Maui. The
thrice-weekly flights will expand to daily service starting Aug. 7,
2009. Flights from Portland will depart Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday at 9:50 a.m. and arrive at 12:45 p.m. Return flights will
depart Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 1:45 p.m. and arrive at
10:15 p.m. (All times are local.) "Our Oregon customers have been
waiting for years for this day -- when Alaska says 'aloha' to
Hawaii," said Steve Jarvis, Alaska Airlines' vice president of
marketing, sales and customer experience. "Customers now will be
able to enjoy Alaska's unique brand of service and earn Mileage
Plan miles whether they're booking a flight or a complete vacation
package to the beautiful islands of Hawaii." The new flights are
operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers
in first class and 141 in the main cabin. All flights to Hawaii
offer Hawaiian-themed beverages and meal service. Customers in the
main cabin are offered complimentary Mauna Loa macadamia nuts and a
complimentary Mai Tai or POG juice, as well as a Hawaiian-themed
meal-for-purchase option for $6. Customers in first class enjoy
exotic meals such as Polynesian petite beef tenderloin. Inflight
service includes Alaska Airlines' digEplayer, a personal
entertainment system offering a variety of movies, television
shows, music and other features. Alaska Airlines Vacations offers a
full line of vacation packages for travel to the islands of Oahu,
Kauai, Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. Packages include air
transportation, hotel accommodations, ground transportation and
tours. For more information about Alaska Airlines Vacations, visit
alaskaair.com/vacations. Alaska Airlines began service to Hawaii in
October 2007 and by November 2009 will have 59 nonstop flights a
week to the four major Hawaiian Islands. 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.
DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Bobbie Egan, +1-206-392-5134,
for Alaska Airlines Web Site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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