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Alaska Airlines expands its Finnair codeshare

2021 "Merrier Together - Starbucks" special livery

Alaska Airlines has announced today a significant codeshare expansion withย  European oneworld partner Finnair, the latest in a series of partnership expansions forย Alaskaย since joining the global alliance inย March 2021.

Beginning now, Finnair passengers can book connecting flights through Seattle โ€“ our hometown airport โ€“ to more than 60 destinations throughout Alaska’s network for travel beginning June 1, 2022. The codeshare flights with Alaska will be identified on Finnair’s website and the carrier’s other booking platforms. Finnair’s new nonstop service between Helsinki and Seattle/Tacoma begins June 1 with flights three times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) on the airline’s Airbus A330 aircraft.

Since becoming aย oneworld memberย onย March 31, 2021,ย Alaskaย has added more than 250 codeshare routes. We’ve implemented new partnerships with member airlines Qatar Airways and Iberia Airlines, and expanded cooperation with existingย oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines and Qantas Airways. By this summer,ย Alaskaย and these eightย oneworld airlines will offerย more than 78ย daily international flights fromย Seattle,ย Portland,ย San Franciscoย andย Los Angeles, enabling seamless connectivityย toย Alaska’s comprehensive networkย up and down the West Coast.

Top Copyright Photo: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990 ER SSWL N238AK (msn 62681) (Merrier Together – Starbucks) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 956489.

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Alaska unveils a “Merrier Together” holiday logo jet with Starbucks

Alaska Airlines made this announcement:

Bake the gingerbread, light the menorah, hang the stockings โ€” however you holiday โ€” joy & care is in the air at Alaska Airlines. As the ‘Merrier Carrier’ we’re going all out this year to celebrate and can’t wait to share this holiday season with our loyal guests and employees.

Cup, cup and away!
Holiday spirit is IN THE AIR today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, as we unveiled our newest special-edition aircraft featuring one of our favorite hometown friends, Starbucks. The plane, tail number N238AK, showcases Starbucks famous red cups filled with their signature holiday drinks. The Boeing 737-900ER made its inaugural flight fromย Seattleย (SEA) toย Chicagoย (ORD) this morning and will fly throughout the network this holiday season.

And because you can’t have too much cheer โ€“ Starbucks andย Alaskaย will provide 50 flights with reusable holiday cups and treats through Dec.12.ย Alaskaย will also offset the carbon impacts of these flights throughย The Good Travelerย program, as part of our commitment to beย carbon net-zero byย 2040.

Like coffee, travel is better together with friends and family, so we’ve teamed up with Starbucks to help our guests “BOGO all the way!” Buy oneย Alaskaย ticket and get one for just the taxes and fees by using code STARBUCKS. Hurry โ€“ deal ends atย midnight PSTย today! Go to [URL] to book and for full offer terms and conditions.

May your days be cozy {and bright}
In celebration of National Ugly Holiday Sweater Day,ย Alaska’sย famous holiday sweaters are back to make your holiday season cozy. Guests who wear their festive holiday sweaters to the airport onย Dec. 17ย can board early acrossย Alaska’sย expansive network. This year’s design is now available for presale atย Alaska’sย Company Store.

Any guest wearing an ugly holiday sweater this holiday season can purchase a day pass to one of our nine lounges, located inย Anchorageย (ANC),ย New Yorkย (JFK),ย Portlandย (PDX),ย San Franciscoย (SFO), andย Seattleย (SEA) for justย $25ย for immediate use!

Be sure to check out the otherย Alaskaย merchandise in the store for your favorite #avgeek!

Most wonderful time of the year to give back!
Our LIFT Miles program offers Mileage Planโ„ข members a unique and meaningful way to support important causes. Miles donated to this program help charities with business travel, accommodation of special organization requests and achievement of the organization’s mission. In the spirit of the season, we are donating a million miles to various LIFT mile partners.