SEATTLE, June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska
Airlines today announced new, daily nonstop flights between
Portland, Oregon, and Orlando, Florida, to begin in March 2017.
The new flight will be the first and only nonstop flight between
Portland and Orlando. With the new flying, Alaska will offer 21 weekly nonstop flights
from Seattle, Portland and San
Diego.
Summary of new service
Date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
March 16,
2017
|
Portland-Orlando
|
6:40 a.m.
|
3:15 p.m.
|
Daily
|
March 16,
2017
|
Orlando-Portland
|
4:15 p.m.
|
7:35 p.m.
|
Daily
|
All times based on local time zones.
Flights will be operated with fuel-efficient Boeing 737
aircraft. Onboard, customers will get to enjoy more of what they
love, including the airline's popular streaming entertainment
service, Alaska Beyond Entertainment, offering both free and
pay-per-view titles direct to customer devices along with inflight
entertainment tablets available for rent, Pacific
Northwest-inspired food and beverages and power at every seat.
Alaska Airlines is extending its support of the Orlando community, which it has served since
2003.
Visit www.alaskaair.com to find great savings and purchase
tickets, or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or Hearing &
Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services).
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, Costa
Rica and Mexico. 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. 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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