SEATTLE, Nov. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines
announced plans to continue its expansion from the West Coast with
new nonstop service between San
Diego and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood
Marshall Airport beginning March 15,
2017.
"Our San Diego customers will soon enjoy nonstop
flights to this historic seaport city, as well as easy access
to the nation's capital nearby," said John Kirby, Alaska Airlines' vice president of
capacity planning.
Baltimore represents the fourth
East Coast destination added by Alaska from its Southern California focus city of San Diego since 2012. Other recently added
destinations include Boston,
Orlando and Newark, New Jersey, which begins service
Monday.
Alaska currently serves
Baltimore from two other West
Coast cities: Seattle and
Los Angeles.
Summary of new service:
Start
date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
March 15
|
San
Diego-Baltimore
|
10:55 p.m.
|
6:46 a.m.
|
Daily
|
737
|
March 16
|
Baltimore-San
Diego
|
6:15 a.m.
|
8:39 a.m.
|
Daily
|
737
|
Times based on local
time zones.
|
Alaska will serve the route
with fuel-efficient Boeing 737 aircraft. Onboard, customers can
enjoy more of what they love with free and premium entertainment
downloaded direct to customer devices, Pacific Northwest-inspired
food and beverages, as well as custom leather seats with power
outlets to charge laptops and personal devices for each
customer.
Tickets for the new routes go on sale today. To purchase
tickets, visit www.alaskaair.com or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR
(800-252-7522 or Hearing & Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for
Relay Services).
Alaska Airlines, together with its regional partners, flies 32
million customers a year to more than 110 cities with an average of
970 daily flights throughout the United
States, Canada,
Costa Rica, Mexico and soon Cuba. With Alaska's global airline partners, customers
can earn and redeem miles to more than 800 destinations worldwide.
Onboard, customers are invited to make the most of their flight
with amenities like power outlets at every seat, streaming
entertainment direct to your device, Wi-Fi and an inspired food and
beverage selection featured on most flights. Alaska Airlines ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in
North America" in the J.D. Power
North American Airline Satisfaction Study for nine consecutive
years from 2008 to 2016. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan also ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty Rewards
Programs" in the J.D. Power Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program
Satisfaction Report for the last three consecutive years. Alaska
Airlines is a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK). Learn
more on the airline's newsroom, blog, alaskaair.com, @AlaskaAir,
facebook.com/alaskaairlines and
linkedin.com/company/alaska-airlines.
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