SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Three months
after its acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska Airlines is growing
its Bay Area footprint, adding 13
new nonstop markets from San
Francisco International Airport and Mineta San Jose
International Airport. The routes mark the single largest new
market announcement in Alaska Airlines history. With the additional
flights, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America will offer guests 125
daily nonstop flights to 42 destinations from the three major
Bay Area airports.
"The 10 new San Francisco
routes and three new San Jose
routes offer something for both the leisure and business traveler,
including exciting destinations like New
Orleans, Baltimore,
Austin and Kona, Hawaii," said Andrew
Harrison, executive vice president and chief commercial
officer at Alaska Airlines. "Our strategy is to use the same
philosophy that's worked well for us in our Pacific Northwest hubs,
which is to offer convenient, nonstop flights to the places guests
fly to most. And if your itinerary requires travel overseas, our 10
global airline partners offer 137 international departures a week
from the Bay Area."
The new flights build on previously announced Bay Area routes scheduled to begin in the
coming months, which include San
Jose-Newark, San Jose-Burbank, San
Francisco-Orlando,
San Francisco-Orange County, San
Francisco-Minneapolis and
San Francisco-Mexico City.
To purchase tickets on Alaska Airlines, visit
http://bit.ly/2mCC6NS to find great savings, or call
1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 for Hearing & Speech Impaired
(TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services). To purchase tickets on Virgin
America, visit www.virginamerica.com or call 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN
(877-359-8474).
"With this announcement, Alaska
and Virgin America have demonstrated their continued commitment to
the San Francisco Bay Area," said
Ivar Satero, San Francisco International Airport director.
"Like both of these great airlines, we have a passion for creating
exceptional travel experiences, and we are thrilled that our guests
can now enjoy more destinations from Alaska and Virgin America."
Schedule of new daily service
Start
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Aircraft
Type
|
Frequency
|
Aug 31
|
San Francisco-
Philadelphia
|
10:35 p.m.
|
6:59 a.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 1
|
Philadelphia- San
Francisco
|
8:15 a.m.
|
11:25 a.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 21
|
San Francisco- New
Orleans
|
8:48 a.m.
|
3:03 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 21
|
New Orleans- San
Francisco
|
4 p.m.
|
6:30 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 5
|
San Francisco-
Nashville
|
12:55 p.m.
|
7:25 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 5
|
Nashville-San
Francisco
|
8:15 p.m.
|
11:25 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 26
|
San
Francisco-Indianapolis
|
12:35 p.m.
|
7:50 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 26
|
Indianapolis-San
Francisco
|
8:40 p.m.
|
10:40 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Oct 19
|
San Francisco-
Raleigh-Durham
|
11:35 p.m.
|
7:40 a.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Oct 20
|
Raleigh-Durham- San
Francisco
|
9:00 a.m.
|
11:50 a.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Oct 16
|
San
Francisco-Baltimore-Washington
|
8:30 a.m.
|
4:30 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Oct 16
|
Baltimore-Washington-
San Francisco
|
5:25 p.m.
|
8:42 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Dec 14
|
San Francisco- Kona,
Hawaii
|
11 a.m.
|
2:30 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Dec 14
|
Kona, Hawaii- San
Francisco
|
3:30 p.m.
|
10:35 p.m.
|
A320
family
|
Daily
|
Sep 18
|
San Francisco-
Albuquerque
|
6:15 p.m.
|
9:48 p.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
Sep 18
|
Albuquerque-San
Francisco
|
7:15 a.m.
|
8:57 a.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
Sep 18
|
San Francisco-Kansas
City
|
9:50 a.m.
|
3:30 p.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
Sep 18
|
Kansas City-San
Francisco
|
2:55 p.m.
|
5:05 p.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
|
Aug 28
|
San
Jose-Austin
|
8:45 a.m.
|
2:02 p.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
Aug 28
|
Austin-San
Jose
|
3 p.m.
|
4:50 p.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
Aug 28
|
San
Jose-Tucson
|
5:35 p.m.
|
7:45 p.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
Aug 29
|
Tucson-San
Jose
|
7 a.m.
|
9:24 a.m.
|
E175
|
Daily
|
Sep 20
|
San Jose-Los
Angeles
|
6:30 a.m., 10:50
a.m., 2:39 p.m., 6:55 p.m.
|
8:03 a.m., 12:25
p.m., 4:12 p.m., 8:28 p.m.
|
E175
|
Four times
daily
|
Sep 20
|
Los Angeles-San
Jose
|
8:45 a.m., 1:05 p.m.,
4:52 p.m., 9:20 p.m.
|
10:08 a.m., 2:30
p.m., 6:15 p.m., 10:44 p.m.
|
E175
|
Four times
daily
|
|
*Note: Service
between San Francisco and Mexico City will begin later this year,
pending government approval. Flight times based on local time
zones.
|
To bring the excitement of these new destinations to travelers –
quite literally, Alaska is
launching a social media promotion today to deliver on-demand,
destination inspired food items and free flights to Bay Area residents. Travelers who tweet the
airlines at @AlaskaAir and @VirginAmerica using the hashtag
#MostWestCoast and with an airplane emoji will score the chance to
have a destination-specific treat (think BBQ for Nashville and beignets for New Orleans) delivered within a few hours to
their front door. The airlines are planning more than 900
deliveries today – and 10 lucky travelers will also score a free
flight to one of the new destinations. More details will be
announced at 11 a.m. Pacific time on
the airlines' Twitter handles.
Editor's note: High-definition, broadcast quality footage
of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America is available for download at
https://ascorpcomm.sharefile.com/d-sadfdde4d49545f4a.
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America along with their regional
partners, fly 40 million customers a year to 118 destinations with
an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa
Rica and Cuba. With
Alaska and Alaska's global partners, customers can earn
and redeem miles on flights to nearly 900 destinations in the U.S.
and worldwide. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service and unmatched
reliability at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com.
Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of
Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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