Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 WL N589AS (msn 35686) ANC (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) on November 12 launched new seasonal service between Portland, OR and Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island. The new flights are in addition to the airline’s existing service from Portland to Kahului, Maui, and Honolulu.
The new flights are operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.
With the new Portland-Kona service, Alaska Airlines now offers 101 nonstop flights a week to four islands in Hawaii from Anchorage, Alaska, and six West Coast destinations.
In addition, on the same day Alaska Airlines started daily seasonal service between San Diego and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The flights are in addition to the carrier’s existing Puerto Vallarta service from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma.
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