Alaska Airlines inaugurates new service from Seattle to Indianapolis, Indiana

SEATTLE, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today inaugurates nonstop daily service between Seattle and Indianapolis, Indiana. This new service to Indianapolis is the only nonstop service offered from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

"Alaska Airlines continues to meet the needs of valued Seattle guests with new service to the Circle City," said John Kirby, vice president of capacity planning at Alaska Airlines. "We're pleased to add Indianapolis to our growing list of nonstop destinations from our hometown of Seattle, now at 89 nonstop destinations served – more than twice as many as any other airline."

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Flight times based on local time zones.

"The Indianapolis community is excited to welcome Alaska Airlines and their nonstop connections to the West Coast," said Mario Rodriguez, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority. "Travelers know that Indy is the racing capital of the world, but it's also a destination with a nationally recognized food scene and a cultural trail that connects the best restaurants, craft distilleries, and boutique hotels via a walkable and bike-friendly route."

With these new routes, Alaska and Virgin America operate more than 30 daily flights to 10 Midwest cities including: Chicago; Detroit; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Missouri; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; Oklahoma City; Omaha, Nebraska; St. Louis and Wichita, Kansas. New Virgin America service between San Francisco and Indianapolis will begin on Sept. 26.

To purchase tickets, visit www.alaskaair.com or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 for Hearing & Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services).

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, 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. Alaska Mileage Plan ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty Rewards Programs" in the J.D. Power 2016 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).

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SOURCE Alaska Airlines