SEATTLE, April 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines
inaugurates nonstop service today from its Seattle hub to San Luis
Obispo, California, and Wichita, Kansas. The airline will operate daily flights to each
market.
"Alaska Airlines continues to grow from our hometown of Seattle," said John Kirby, the airline's vice president of capacity planning. "With the additions of San Luis Obispo and Wichita, we now serve 89 nonstop destinations."
San Luis Obispo is known for its wine tourism, business community and proximity to
California's central coastline. Members of Alaska Mileage Plan can check a case of wine for free
when traveling from San Luis Obispo through the airline's Wine Flies Free program.
Wichita is home to many aircraft manufacturers including Boeing 737 fuselage maker, Spirit
AeroSystems. Kansas' largest airport, Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, opened its
state-of-the-art, modern terminal in 2015.
Schedule of new service:
|
Start
Date
|
City pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
|
April 13
|
Seattle-San Luis Obispo
|
8 a.m.
|
10:42 a.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
|
April 13
|
San Luis Obispo-Seattle
|
12 p.m.
|
2:38 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
|
April 13
|
Seattle-Wichita
|
11:45 a.m.
|
5:05 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
|
April 13
|
Wichita-Seattle
|
5:50 p.m.
|
7:40 p.m.
|
Daily
|
E175
|
Flight times based on local time zones.
Alaska will fly the new routes with 76-seat E175 jets, operated by SkyWest Airlines, which
feature 12 seats in first class, 12 seats in premium class and 52 seats in the main cabin. The E175 boasts cabin dimensions on
par with a narrow-body jet. Onboard amenities include Wi-Fi Internet access Free Chat™, Alaska Beyond Entertainment, which allows
guests to stream over 200 free movies and TV shows on their own devices, and power outlets in the first class cabin.
To purchase tickets on Alaska Airlines, visit alaskaair.com or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 for Hearing & Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay
Services).
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional partners, flies 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 more than
900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Mileage Plan 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.
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).
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alaska-airlines-inaugurates-flights-to-san-luis-obispo-california-and-wichita-kansas-300439074.html
SOURCE Alaska Airlines