SEATTLE, Jan. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska
Airlines is giving its Mileage Plan members a chance to fly from
Seattle to Phoenix on a special charter to cheer on its
Chief Football Officer, Russell
Wilson, when his team plays in the big game on Feb. 1. Alaska
is launching "Russell Wilson's
Fan Flight II – For Strong Against
Cancer," a four-day sweepstakes on Alaska Airlines' Facebook
page.
Fifty-six prize winners will receive two roundtrip tickets for
an 'inflight tailgate party' from Seattle to Phoenix on its "Go
Russell 737-900ER" aircraft. Winners will also receive two
nights of hotel accommodations, admission to an exclusive game day
party and transportation to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport and their hotel.
The sweepstakes is open to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members
who are residents of Washington,
Oregon and Alaska.
Sweepstakes winners will be notified by phone and email
beginning on Friday, Jan. 23. To
enter and review complete sweepstakes rules, visit
www.facebook.com/AlaskaAirlines at 8 a.m.
PT.
"We're thrilled to have a second opportunity to fly Russell's
fans to the big game. We invite our loyal Mileage Plan members to
join us in cheering on Russell and his team as they pursue their
second championship win," said Joe
Sprague, senior vice president of communications and
external relations for Alaska Airlines. "By entering this
sweepstakes, Mileage Plan members are also helping to raise funds
to help defeat childhood cancer, a cause that's a priority for both
Alaska and our Chief Football
Officer."
Russell Wilson's Fan Flight for Strong Against Cancer
For
every sweepstakes entry, Alaska Airlines will make a $1 donation to Strong Against Cancer, up to
$50,000. Strong Against Cancer is a
multi-year initiative dedicated to ending childhood cancer. Funds
raised go directly to breakthrough pediatric cancer immunotherapy
research underway at the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer
Research. In just one of the Center's clinical trials for patients
who have relapsed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), this
breakthrough treatment has had a stunning 85 percent success rate –
11 of 13 patients' cancer went into remission. Alaska joined Wilson in supporting Strong
Against Cancer initially pledging $100,000 and is donating an additional
$3,000 for every touchdown scored by
Wilson and his offense in the playoff games and the championship
game. Learn more about Strong Against Cancer at
http://bit.ly/StrongAC.
Alaska Adds Extra Flights Between Seattle and Phoenix
To help football fans trying to
attend the Feb. 1 championship game,
Alaska has added two roundtrip
flights between Seattle and
Phoenix. To purchase tickets,
visit www.alaskaair.com.
Summary of extra flights:
Date
|
City
Pair
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
Aircraft
type
|
Jan. 30
|
Seattle-Phoenix
|
1:30 p.m.
|
5:08 p.m.
|
737-900ER
|
Jan. 30
|
Phoenix-Seattle
|
5:55 p.m.
|
7:55 p.m.
|
737-900ER
|
Feb. 2
|
Seattle-Phoenix
|
5:55 p.m.
|
9:37 p.m.
|
737-900ER
|
Feb. 2
|
Phoenix-Seattle
|
10:25 p.m.
|
12:25 a.m.
|
737-900ER
|
Flight times based on
local time zones.
|
To show Alaska's pride in its
Chief Football Officer and encourage fellow Wilson fans to do the
same, Alaska will continue to
offer early boarding on all Alaska Airlines flights departing from
Seattle to customers sporting
Wilson #3 jerseys for the duration of the football season.
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100
cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in
Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers" in the J.D. Power
North American Airline Satisfaction Study for seven consecutive
years from 2008 to 2014. Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan also ranked
highest in the J.D. Power 2014 Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program
Satisfaction Report. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com .
For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon
Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
Sweepstakes terms and conditions: No purchase is
necessary to enter "Russell Wilson's
Fan Flight II - For Strong
Against Cancer" sweepstakes. Sweepstakes begin at 8 a.m. PT, Jan. 19,
and end 11:59 p.m. PT on Jan. 22, 2015. The sweepstakes is open to
eligible legal residents of Alaska, Oregon or Washington who are members of the Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan and are at least 21 years old. Visit
www.facebook.com/AlaskaAirlines for official rules and complete
details, including eligibility requirements, entry instructions and
odds of winning a prize, prize details and restrictions. Void where
prohibited or restricted by law.
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