Alaska Airlines has announced new twice-daily nonstop service between Portland, Ore., and Long Beach, Calif., starting Feb. 8, 2009. The airline also announced it would add a second nonstop flight between Anchorage and Chicago, operating June 7 through Aug. 22, 2009.
Steve Jarvis, Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing, sales and customer experience said the new Portland-Long Beach route and the second Anchorage-Chicago nonstop are parts of the airline's strategy to redeploy flights in markets that strengthen its Pacific Northwest and Alaska route structure.
From Portland, flights will depart at 7:05 a.m. and 2 p.m. and arrive in Long Beach at 9:25 a.m. and 4:20 p.m., respectively. Flights from Long Beach will depart at 10:05 a.m. and 5:05 p.m. and arrive in Portland at 12:35 p.m. and 7:35 p.m., respectively.
From Anchorage, the new flight will depart at 11:15 p.m. and arrive in Chicago at 8:13 a.m. the following day. The flight from Chicago will depart at 9:30 a.m. and arrive in Anchorage at 1:06 p.m.
Alaska Airlines will operate the new routes with Boeing 737 aircraft, providing first class and main-cabin seating.
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