SEATTLE, July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America
today was named "Top Domestic Airline" 2017 in Travel + Leisure
"World's Best Awards" for a 10th-consecutive year. In
May, Alaska Airlines ranked highest in airline customer
satisfaction among traditional carriers for the
10th-consecutive year in the J.D. Power 2008-2017 North
America Airline Satisfaction Study.
"We are thrilled that Virgin America has received the award for
Top Domestic Airline by Travel + Leisure," said Sangita Woerner, Alaska Airlines' vice president
of marketing. "Combined with Alaska Airlines' recognition as
Highest in Customer Satisfaction, we've got an amazing combination
that is a testament to our remarkable employees who deliver warm
and genuine service every day."
This "decade of awesome" calls for a celebration and the two
airlines are rolling out a one-day fare sale for tickets purchased
by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
(PDT) today.
Sample one-way fares*, starting from:
$39 between Los Angeles and Las
Vegas
$79 between Seattle and Las
Vegas
$99 between
San Diego and Austin, Texas (New service starts
Aug. 28)
$99 between San Francisco and Minneapolis/St.Paul (New service starts
July 18)
$129 between San
Francisco and Nashville,
Tennessee (New service starts Sept.
5)
$139 between San
Francisco and Baltimore
(New service starts Oct. 16)
$149 between Los
Angeles and Philadelphia
(New service starts Sept. 1)
Guests must travel from Sept. 6 to Nov.
8, 2017 to take advantage of these sale fares. Select
markets allow travel even later through Feb.
14, 2018. Visit www.alaskaair.com to learn more and purchase
tickets, or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or Hearing &
Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services).
Travel + Leisure's 'World's Best' award evaluates all airlines
for cabin comfort, in-flight service, customer service and value.
To learn more about the award, go to:
www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest
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, Virgin America 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).
*General terms and conditions for the fare sale: Seats are
limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. Some
markets may not operate daily service. Fares are nonrefundable, are
priced in U.S. dollars, and include all applicable taxes, fees and
charges based on one-way travel. A ticket purchased at an Alaska
Airlines airport location or through one of our reservation call
centers will cost $15 more per person
than the advertised fare. Differences in fare and taxes, fees and
charges apply to any changes made after ticketing. A $125 change fee per person applies to changes
made within 60 days of ticketed travel. Other restrictions -- such
as day of week, blackout dates and advance purchase requirements --
may apply. Additional U.S. taxes may apply to itineraries involving
more than one stopover or a stopover lasting more than 12 hours.
Bag fees apply for checked baggage. See alaskaair.com or call
Alaska Airlines reservations at 1-800-ALASKAAIR for complete fare
rules, checked baggage policies and more information.
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