SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines
today launched service to Mexico
City's Benito Juarez International Airport from two major
California hubs: San Francisco
International Airport and Los
Angeles International Airport. Later this fall, Alaska
Airlines will also add service from San
Diego International Airport to Mexico City, becoming the only airline to
serve Mexico City from all three
California gateways.
Alaska Airlines will mark the occasion this morning with a
Mexico-style send-off for guests onboard the airline's inaugural
flight from San Francisco
including a live mariachi band, churros and traditional Mexican
libations. The launch to Mexico
City kicks off the most significant network expansion in
Alaska Air Group's 85-year history with 29 new routes launching
through the end of 2017.
"With nearly three decades of service to Mexico, we're thrilled to return to the
capital city of Mexico and
continue to provide the most flights from California to Mexico of any U.S.-based carrier," said
Annabel Chang, vice president - Bay
Area for Alaska Airlines. "Service into Mexico City is key to our strategy to becoming
the go-to airline for travelers on the West Coast. We look forward
to welcoming our guests onboard and becoming the only airline to
offer service to Mexico City from
the three largest cities in California."
"I am confident that these flights will result in opportunities
to promote our culture and also increase a reciprocal flow of both
business and leisure travelers," said Gemi José González López,
Consul General of Mexico in
San Francisco. "Mexico City and San
Francisco are places where history and tradition meet
creative contemporary ideas. Alaska Airlines shares this vision and
has become the driving force for strengthening trade, cultural ties
and, above all, the partnership and friendship between Mexico and the San
Francisco Bay Area."
The year-round nonstop service will operate once daily between
Mexico City and San Francisco, twice daily between
Mexico City and Los Angeles and once daily between
Mexico City and San Diego (starting November 6). The new service is the ninth
destination Alaska serves to
Mexico from California, including Cancun, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Loreto, Los
Cabos, Manzanillo,
Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta and
Guadalajara. Alaska began flying to Mexico in 1988 and today operates over 100
flights a week—more than any other U.S. carrier from California. Alaska previously served Mexico City from 2005 to 2015.
Schedule of new daily service
Start
Date
|
City
Pair
|
Aircraft
|
Frequency
|
Dept
Time
|
Arrv
Time
|
8-Aug
|
Los Angeles-Mexico
City
|
B737
|
Daily
|
8:26am
|
1:55pm
|
Mexico City-Los
Angeles
|
B737
|
Daily
|
5:25pm
|
7:44pm
|
San Francisco-Mexico
City
|
B737
|
Daily
|
9:55am
|
4:20pm
|
Mexico City-San
Francisco
|
B737
|
Daily
|
3:15pm
|
5:53pm
|
6-Nov
|
Los Angeles- Mexico
City
|
E-175
|
Daily
|
12:25pm
|
6:15pm
|
Mexico City- Los
Angeles
|
E-175
|
Daily
|
1:35pm
|
3:54pm
|
San Diego-Mexico
City
|
E-175
|
Daily
|
7:05am
|
12:50pm
|
Mexico City-San
Diego
|
E-175
|
Daily
|
7:25pm
|
9:37pm
|
The Mexico City flights will
operate using fuel-efficient Boeing 737 and Embraer 175 aircraft.
Onboard, guests will enjoy Alaska's award-winning service, along with
features to help make the most of their flight. Alaska Beyond
Entertainment offers free entertainment direct to customers' own
devices. Other onboard amenities include a selection of food and
beverage inspired by local chefs, custom leather seats with
adjustable headrests, and power outlets throughout the cabin.
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional
partners, flies 40 million guests 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,
guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900
destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer
Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the
J.D. Power North America Satisfaction Study for 10 consecutive
years from 2008 to 2017. 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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