Alaska Airlines Expands Daily Nonstop Austin-San Jose Service
26 August 2009 - 10:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
'Nerd bird' also scheduled to fly between Portland and San Jose
SEATTLE, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today
announced it will add a second daily flight between Austin, Texas,
and San Jose, Calif., starting March 14, 2010. New daily service
between the two cities is scheduled to begin Sept. 2, 2009. "We're
pleased to respond to demand from the business community for more
service between these two high-tech hubs," said Steve Jarvis,
Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing, sales and customer
experience. The new flight will originate in Portland, Ore.,
replacing one of sister carrier Horizon Air's four flights between
Portland and San Jose. With a new total of three Horizon flights
and two Alaska flights six days a week, capacity between Portland
and the Silicon Valley will increase by more than 12 percent. "This
added service provides travelers the convenience of doing business
in Austin, the Silicon Valley and Portland, and making it home in
the same day," Jarvis said. Summary of new service Departure
Arrival Day Start date City pair time time of week Sept. 2, 2009
Portland-San Jose 6:20 a.m. 8:10 a.m. Daily, except Sun Sept. 2,
2009 San Jose-Austin 8:55 a.m. 2:15 p.m. Daily Sept. 2, 2009
Austin-San Jose 3 p.m. 4:40 p.m. Daily Sept. 2, 2009 San
Jose-Portland 5:25 p.m. 7:10 p.m. Daily, except Sat March 14, 2010
Portland-San Jose 3:20 p.m. 5:05 p.m. Daily March 14, 2010 San
Jose-Austin 5:50 p.m. 11:10 p.m. Daily March 15, 2010 Austin-San
Jose 8 a.m. 9:40 a.m. Daily March 15, 2010 San Jose-Portland 10:25
a.m. 12:10 p.m. Daily * All times based on local time zones Alaska
Airlines will operate the flights with Boeing 737-700s,
accommodating 12 passengers in first class and 112 in the main
cabin. The airline began service between Seattle and Austin on Aug.
3, 2009, and will start service between Seattle and Houston on
Sept. 23. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can earn double
miles on the new flights between San Jose and Austin through Oct.
31, 2009, and between Seattle and Houston through Nov. 23, 2009. To
qualify, customers must first register at alaskaair.com. Fares are
available for purchase today at alaskaair.com or by calling (800)
ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 800-392-0228). Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE:
ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive
network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska
Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional
Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009
North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations,
visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the
Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Bobbie Egan of Alaska
Airlines, +1-206-392-5134 Web Site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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