SEATTLE, Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska
Airlines today begins new flights between San Diego and Newark, New Jersey, the airline's first
nonstop flight between San Diego
and the New York City area.
"We continue to offer more nonstop options from San Diego for our valued Southern California customers," said
John Kirby, Alaska Airlines' vice
president of capacity planning. "Newark becomes our third East Coast
destination from San Diego along
with Boston and Orlando, and provides travelers easy access to
the New York City metro area."
Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration approved
Alaska's request to operate four
additional daily flights to Newark. New service between Portland and Newark launched earlier this month, while new
service between Newark and
San Jose, California and a third
daily flight between Newark and
Seattle begin in spring 2017.
Summary of new service:
Start date
|
City pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Nov. 21
|
San
Diego-Newark
|
9:55 a.m.
|
5:55 p.m.
|
Daily
|
Nov. 21
|
Newark-San
Diego
|
7 p.m.
|
10 p.m.
|
Daily
|
|
Flight times based on local time zones.
Alaska will also launch flights
from San Diego to Baltimore in March
2017.
Alaska is operating the new
flights with fuel-efficient 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.
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share their top tips for New York City
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 their 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,
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