SEATTLE, Sept. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines
inaugurates new service from Seattle to New York
City's John F. Kennedy
International Airport tonight, offering double miles* for Alaska
Airline Mileage Plan™ members for a limited time. Customers must
travel between Sept. 16 and Oct. 28,
2015, to take advantage of the double miles offer.
"Our new non-stop service to JFK from Seattle provides our Pacific Northwest
customers another travel option to the Big Apple," said
John Kirby, Alaska Airlines' vice
president of capacity planning. "JFK is the country's busiest
international gateway, and is a prime jumping off point for
customers traveling to Europe and
beyond with Alaska's global
Mileage Plan."
Alaska has served the
New York metropolitan area since
2002 and currently offers twice-daily flights to Newark Liberty
International Airport from Seattle.
Start planning your trip: Alaska Airlines employees share their
top travel tips for New York City
on the Alaska Airlines blog at http://blog.alaskaair.com.
Summary of new service:
Start date
|
City pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Sept. 16
|
Seattle - New York
City (JFK)
|
9:35 p.m.
|
6 a.m.
|
Daily
|
Sept. 17
|
New York City (JFK) -
Seattle
|
7:15 a.m.
|
10:30 a.m.
|
Daily
|
Flight times based on local times zones.
The airline is offering members of its Mileage Plan double miles
on the new route from Sept. 16 through Oct. 28, 2015. To qualify, travelers must be
members of Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan and register at
www.alaskaair.com/doublemiles. Customers who have not yet joined
Mileage Plan can enroll at no cost online.
Alaska is operating the new
flights with fuel-efficient, next generation Boeing 737 aircraft.
Customers can enjoy free entertainment on their own devices and
power at every seat, as well as Northwest-inspired food and
beverages, such as Beecher's Flagship cheese and exclusively
blended Canoe Ridge wine.
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 the United States, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in
Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North America
Airline Satisfaction Study for eight consecutive years from 2008 to
2015. Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan also ranked "Highest in
Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty Rewards Programs" in the
J.D. Power 2014 and 2015 Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program
Satisfaction Report. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For
more news and information, visit Alaska Airlines' newsroom at
www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
*Terms and conditions for double miles: Limited time
offer: double miles for Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members who
fly a qualifying nonstop between Seattle and New
York between Sept. 16 and Oct. 28,
2015. Registration at alaskaair.com is required prior to
your first qualifying flight. Flights must be marketed and operated
by Alaska Airlines. Flight miles must be credited to your Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan account in order to earn double miles. Offer
not valid on free or award travel tickets. Double miles do not
count toward Mileage Plan elite status. Please allow four to six
weeks for miles to be credited to your Mileage Plan account. All
terms and conditions of the Mileage Plan program apply. Offer
subject to change without notice.
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