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Alaska Airlines launches new routes today

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) begins daily service between Boise, Idaho, and San Diego today, as the carrier celebrates 30 years of service to Boise Airport.

Summary of new service:

Start date City pair

Departs

 Arrives Frequency
Nov. 1 Boise-San Diego

10:30 a.m.

 11:40 a.m. Daily
Nov. 1 San Diego-Boise

5:35 p.m.

 8:45 p.m. Daily

All times based on local time zones.

The flights will be operated by Alaska Airlines regional partners SkyWest Airlines (St. George) and Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma).

In other news,ย Alaska Airlines is also inaugurating daily service between Seattle/Tacoma and Colorado Springs, Colorado, starting today, and between Seattle/Tacoma and Omaha, Nebraska, starting on November 7.

Summary of new service:

Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 1 Seattle-Colorado Springs 6:20 p.m. 9:55 p.m. Daily
Nov. 2 Colorado Springs-Seattle 8:00 a.m. 9:55 a.m. Daily
Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 7 Seattle-Omaha 10:40 a.m. 3:45 p.m. Daily
Nov. 7 Omaha-Seattle 4:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Daily

Times based on local time zones.

Flights will be operated by SkyWest Airlines using 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets.

Finally,ย Alaska Airlines is growing again in Portland, Oregon, with new nonstop flights between the Rose City and Tucson, Arizona, today, and between Portland and Reno/Tahoe, Nevada, starting on November 8.

Summary of new service:

Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 1 Portland-Tucson 9:15 a.m. 12:05**/1:05 p.m. Daily
Nov. 1 Tucson-Portland 12:35**/1:45 p.m. 3:30**/3:40 p.m. Daily

** Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 flight time differs due to daylight saving time adjustment.

Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 8 Portland-Reno 11:10 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Daily
Nov. 8 Reno-Portland 1:15 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Daily

All times based on local times zones.

Alaska Airlines’ Portland-Tucson flights will be operated by SkyWest Airlines using 70-seat CRJ700 regional jets (above). Portland-Reno/Tahoe flights will be flown for Alaska by Horizon Air using 76-seat Bombardier DHC-8-402s (Q400s).

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com.ย Alaska SkyWest’s (SkyWest Airlines) Bombardier CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10) N217AG (msn 10031) climbs away from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport hub.

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Alaska Airlines to operate to Steamboat Springs/Hayden, Colorado this winter

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) will begin new seasonal service between Seattle/Tacoma and Steamboat Springs/Hayden, Colorado, this winter. The twice-weekly flights will operate from December 18, 2013, through March 29, 2014.

Summary of new service:
Service Dates City Pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Dec. 18-March 29 Seattle-Steamboat 1:35 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Wed, Sat
Dec. 18-March 29 Steamboat-Seattle 5:25 p.m. 6:50 p.m. Wed, Sat
All times based on local time zones.

SkyWest Airlines (Alaska SkyWest) will operate the new flights for Alaska Airlines using a 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets.

Copyright Photo: Stephen Tornblom/AirlinersGallery.com.ย SkyWest Airlines’ Bombardier CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10) N215AG (msn 10009) taxies at Long Beach, California.

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Horizon Air and SkyWest to open up four new routes from Seattle/Tacoma and Portland for Alaska Airlines and two routes from San Diego

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) will inaugurate daily service between Seattle/Tacoma and Colorado Springs, Colorado, starting on November 1, and between Seattle/Tacoma and Omaha, Nebraska, starting on November 7. The carrier will also add nonstop flights between Portland, Oregon, and Tucson, Arizona, starting on November 1, and between Portland and Reno, Nevada, starting on November 8, 2013.

Summary of new service:
Seattle-Colorado Springs
Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 1 Seattle-Colorado Springs 6:20 p.m. 9:55 p.m. Daily
Nov. 2 Colorado Springs-Seattle 8 a.m. 9:55 a.m. Daily
Seattle-Omaha
Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 7 Seattle-Omaha 10:40 a.m. 3:45 p.m. Daily
Nov. 7 Omaha-Seattle 4:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Daily
Portland-Reno
Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 8 Portland-Reno 11:10 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Daily
Nov. 8 Reno-Portland 1:15 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Daily
Portland-Tucson
Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov. 1 Portland-Tucson 9:15 a.m. 1:05 p.m. Daily
Nov. 1 Tucson-Portland 1:35 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Daily
All times based on local time zones.

The new Portland-Reno flights will be flown for Alaska Airlines by Horizon Air (Alaska Horizon) (Seattle/Tacoma) using 76-seat Bombardier DHC-8-402s (Q400s). The remaining flights will be operated by SkyWest Airlines (Alaska SkyWest) (St. George) using 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets.

Alaska Airlines last operated between Portland and Reno in 2009 and also served Portland-Tucson in 2003.

In addition,ย Alaska Airlines will begin new daily service betweenย San Diegoย and Boise, Idaho, starting on November 1, and daily seasonal service between San Diego and Mammoth Mountainย Ski Area in California, starting on December 19, 2013.

Summary of new service:
San Diego-Boise
Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Nov.1 Boise-San Diego 10:20 a.m. 11:25 a.m. Daily
Nov.1 San Diego-Boise 5:35 p.m. 8:40 p.m. Daily
San Diego-Mammoth Lakes
Start date City pair Departs Arrives Frequency
Dec. 19-April 13 San Diego-Mammoth 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Mon, Tue, Wed,
Thu, Fri, Sun
Dec. 19-April 13 Mammoth-San Diego 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m. Mon, Tue, Wed,
Thu, Fri, Sun
Dec. 21-April 12 San Diego-Mammoth 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Saturdays only
Dec. 21-April 12 Mammoth-San Diego 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Saturdays only
All times based on local time zones.

The new 90-minute flight to Mammoth Lakes is estimated to save residents more than 6 hours of driving. Horizon Air (Alaska Horizon) will operate the Mammoth Lakes flights for Alaska Airlines using 76-seat Bombardier DHC-8-402s (Q400s).ย SkyWest Airlines (Alaska SkyWest) will operate the newย San Diego-Boiseย flights forย Alaskaย using 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets.

With these flights, Alaska Airlines will offer 25 peak-daily departures from San Diego with nonstop service to 12 domestic and two international destinations.

Top Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum/AirlinersGallery.com. Horizon Air’s Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) N441QX (msn 4348) pushes from the gate at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport hub.

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. SkyWest Airlines’ย Bombardier CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10) N215AG (msn 10009) lands at Long Beach.

 

Alaska Airlines increases summer flying from Portland, Oregon, Including flights to Santa Barbara and Bozeman

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) announced today it will increase flying this summer from Portland, Oregon, to Santa Barbara, California, Bellingham, Washington, and several cities in Montana.

The carrier will begin flying between Portland and Bozeman, Montana, and is resuming seasonal service from Portland International Airport to Missoula and Billings, Montana.

Alaska is also launching new seasonal service from Portland to Santa Barbara and will resume its summer flights to Bellingham. All service will begin on June 4 or June 5 and will operate through August 25, 2012.

Alaska’s sister carrier, Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma), will operate the Portland flights to Bellingham, Bozeman, Billings and Missoula with 76-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprops. SkyWest Airlines (St. George) will operate the Portland-Santa Barbara flights for Alaska Airlines using 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Please click on the photo for additional information.

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SkyWest Airlines to operate the Portland-Long Beach route for Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) has announced it will resume daily nonstop service between Portland, Oregon and Long Beach, California starting on March 12, 2012. Alaska Airlines previously served Portland – Long Beach for about one year until April 2010.

The flights will be operated for Alaska Airlines by SkyWest Airlines as Alaska SkyWest with its 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.

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SkyWest starts operating for Alaska Airlines as Alaska SkyWest

SkyWest Airlines (St. George) in March 2011 entered into a capacity purchase agreement with Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) to operate five Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet aircraft as Alaska SkyWest. The term of the agreement is seven years and SkyWest Airlines is reimbursed under a methodology similar to its existing capacity purchase agreements with other major partners. SkyWest started operating for Alaska under this agreement on May 14, 2011. SkyWest Airlines has also entered into a sublease arrangement with Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma) for the five CRJ700s. Horizon Air is phasing out the CRJ700.

SkyWest is operating the five 70-seat aircraft from Seattle/Tacoma and Portland, OR on West Coast routes to California. SkyWest will operate and maintain the aircraft. Alaska is responsible for scheduling, pricing and marketing of the flights.

Copyright Photo: F18E777. Formerly operated by Horizon as N601QX, this Bombardier CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10) is now registered as N215AG (msn 10009). N215AG is pictured at Portland on May 13.