Alaska Airways Simply Introduced the Return of a Favourite Cross-country Route

Exploring the West Coast simply obtained simpler with new airline routes. 

Alaska Airways is bringing again a route connecting Portland, Oregon, and Atlanta, in addition to new routes from Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX). 

“We’re increasing our presence in California and including new coast-to-coast service certain to please our visitors within the Northwest,” the airline shared in a launch. 

The Portland to Atlanta route will function each day. Alaska factors out the flight will arrive and depart from Portland’s just lately renovated terminal, the place Alaska put in new know-how to assist save passengers time with baggage drop-off.  Alaska final operated the route six years in the past, an airline spokesperson shared with Journey + Leisure.

Moreover, the airline will increase from Las Vegas to 2 new routes, Santa Rosa (Sonoma County) and San Diego. The airline has established a intelligent profit for passengers exploring Sonoma County, with the Wine Flies Free program the place passengers enrolled in Alaska’s Mileage Plan frequent flyer program can examine a whole case of wine without cost. 

Alaska additionally hit a milestone from LAX, with the very best quantity of each day flights all through the West Coast. The airline will quickly provide twice-daily flights to each Reno, Nevada, and each day flights to Pasco, Washington. 

The entire new routes will function on the Embraer 175 plane, except for the Portland to Atlanta route which is able to function on a Boeing 737-900. 

“Journey demand continues to be sturdy, and we’re excited to offer our visitors with extra choices for his or her subsequent enterprise journey or autumn getaway,” Alaska Airways Vice President Kirsten Amrine mentioned within the launch.

“With the addition of those new nonstop routes, we additionally proceed to strengthen our presence all through the state of California and join Pacific Northwest communities with our broader community.”

The brand new routes are being introduced as Alaska just lately finalized plans to merge with Hawaiian Airways, which has a purpose to offer a extra seamless journey expertise for passengers on every airways’ route community.