Alaska Airlines Announces Expanded Service From Anchorage to Phoenix and Las Vegas

Alaska Airlines announced today that it will begin new nonstop service between Anchorage and Phoenix on June 5 and it will extend the schedule of its new Anchorage to Las Vegas flights to operate throughout the 2005 summer season.

The flights will feature both coach and first class seating, along with Alaska’s award-winning customer service.

"This is a natural expansion of our West Coast network and it reflects our commitment to add strategic routes and new cities to meet customer demand," said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska’s executive vice president of marketing and planning.

  In summary, the new flights include:

  -- New service between Anchorage and Phoenix.  The flight to Phoenix will
     be departing daily at 12:05 a.m. arriving at 6:35 a.m.  From Phoenix
     the departure is at 8:00 p.m. arriving in Anchorage at 1:10 a.m.
     Including connecting service, Alaska now offers 16 daily flights
     between Anchorage and Phoenix.
  -- More flights between Anchorage and Las Vegas. Flights currently offered
     in the winter schedule also will be offered in the summer. The summer
     flight to Las Vegas will be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday departing at
     12:10 a.m. arriving at 6:14 a.m. From Las Vegas, the departure is at
     6:47 p.m. arriving in Anchorage at 11:10 p.m.

Separately today, Alaska announced that it will begin new nonstop service between San Diego and Vancouver, B.C. on February 13, 2005. Additionally, the carrier will expand service between Palm Springs and Vancouver, B.C. and Las Vegas and Vancouver, B.C.

Travelers looking for a vacation getaway can take advantage of Alaska Airlines Vacations, with airfare, choice of hotels, airport transfers and optional tours or rental car all included in one affordable package, available online at www.alaskaair.com.

Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve more than 80 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For reservations visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ .

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines