SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines
inaugurates non-stop service in three new markets this weekâSan
Jose, Calif. to Newark, New
Jersey, which began on March
12; San Jose, Calif. to
Burbank, Calif. beginning on
March 16; and Portland, Ore. to Orlando, Florida also beginning on
March 16.
Flights between San Jose and
Newark and Portland and Orlando operate once a day. Flights between
San Jose and Burbank are three-times daily.
"Alaska Airlines continues to meet the needs of Silicon Valley
travelers with new daily nonstop flights to Newark and Burbank from our San
Jose focus city," said John
Kirby, vice president of capacity planning at Alaska
Airlines. "We're also pleased to add Orlando to our list of nonstop destinations
served from our Portland hub, now
at 55 destinations and counting."
Kirby said that the airline's flight between Portland and Orlando will be the only nonstop service on
the route. Orlando is a popular
destination for business and convention travel, as well as a family
favorite for its theme parks and tourist attractions.
Summary of new service:
Start
Date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
Mar 12
|
San
Jose-Newark
|
6:30 a.m.
|
2:55 p.m.
|
Daily
|
B737
|
Mar 12
|
Newark-San
Jose
|
4:05 p.m.
|
7:40 p.m.
|
Daily
|
B737
|
Mar 16
|
Portland-Orlando
|
6:40 a.m.
|
3:07 p.m.
|
Daily
|
B737
|
Mar 16
|
Orlando-Portland
|
4:07 p.m.
|
7:33 p.m.
|
Daily
|
B737
|
Mar 16
|
San
Jose-Burbank
|
6:50 a.m.
|
7:55 a.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Mar 16
|
San
Jose-Burbank
|
12:30 p.m.
|
1:35 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Mar 16
|
San
Jose-Burbank
|
5:25 p.m.
|
6:30 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Mar 16
|
Burbank-San
Jose
|
9:25 a.m.
|
10:33 a.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Mar 16
|
Burbank-San
Jose
|
2:15 p.m.
|
3:23 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Mar 16
|
Burbank-San
Jose
|
7:10 p.m.
|
8:18 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Flight times based on local time zones.
To purchase tickets, visit www.alaskaair.com to find great
savings, or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 for Hearing &
Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services).
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 Global Partners,
customers can earn and redeem miles on flights to nearly 1,000
destinations 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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