SEATTLE, Jan. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska
Airlines and its Chief Football Officer Russell Wilson are teaming up again, this time
to fly fans to Sunday's game in Charlotte, North Carolina. "Russell Wilson's Carolina Airlift" sweepstakes
launched on Alaska Airlines' Facebook page today and is open to
residents of Washington state. To
enter and review complete sweepstakes rules, visit
www.facebook.com/AlaskaAirlines.
"Seattle football fans are
scrambling to get to Charlotte in
time for Sunday's game. With limited flights, we simply had to step
in to fill this void. So we're sending a special charter flight to
Charlotte for fans to cheer on
Russell and the team," said Joe
Sprague, senior vice president of communications and
external relations. "As Seattle's hometown airline, we get it, you
want to be there in person to cheer on the hometown team."
Russell Wilson's Carolina
Airlift Sweepstakes
Alaska Airlines wants to take
fans to the game. Building on a Facebook sweepstakes held
yesterday, more fans will have a chance to win with today's
sweepstakes. A total of 12 fans and a guest will win seats on the
flight straight to Charlotte. Fans
have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific time
today, to enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win two tickets
aboard a specially themed aircraft dedicated to Wilson that will
depart Seattle for Charlotte at 10
a.m. on Saturday, January 16.
After cheering for Russell and his team on Sunday, the winners will
board the special aircraft for a return flight to Seattle. Ground transportation and a one night
hotel stay is also included. For complete sweepstakes rules, visit
http://bit.ly/1yyuZXi.
Tailgate Party at Sea-Tac C-Gates
Travelers in
the C-gate area on Saturday morning will be able to participate in
the Alaska Airlines tailgate party at C-9. The festivities
will include live music, refreshments and fun giveaways.
Supporting Cancer Research with Each Touchdown
In an effort to continue to build national awareness and raise
money for Strong Against Cancer, a multi-year initiative dedicated
to ending childhood cancer, Alaska Airlines will increase its
mileage donation for game two. For every Seattle touchdown during the playoff game in
Charotte, Alaska will donate
25,000 miles to Strong Against Cancer. Funds raised go directly to
research in immunotherapy treatments developed by the Ben Towne
Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Seattle Children's Research
Institute. In clinical trials, this breakthrough treatment has had
a 91 percent success rate.
Additionally, some of Alaska
top Mileage Plan members have donated more than 1 million miles to
Strong Against Cancer to be part of this experience.
Wilson was named Alaska's
honorary CFO – 'Chief Football Officer' – in 2013. Together, the
airline and the quarterback are engaging with Alaska's customers and supporting youth in the
community through events like the Russell Wilson Passing Academy,
as well as the efforts with Strong Against Cancer.
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
together with its partner regional airlines, serves nearly 100
cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada, Costa
Rica and Mexico. With more
nonstop flights to Seattle than
any other carrier, Alaska is
widely regarded as the West Coast's major airline. Alaska Airlines
has ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional
Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates North America
Airline Satisfaction StudySM for six consecutive years from 2008 to
2013. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and
information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom at
www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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