Alaska Airlines Bellingham-Honolulu Flights Now on Sale

Alaska Airlines is offering special introductory fares on its new nonstop service between Bellingham, Wash., and Honolulu, beginning Jan. 7, 2011.

Fares for the flights start at $149 each way for tickets purchased by Aug. 17, 2010, for travel from Jan. 7 through March 10, 2011. The airline is also offering four-night Alaska Airlines Vacations packages, including airfare and hotel, starting at $549 per person. (Applicable terms and conditions are detailed below.)

"We are committed to offering low fares and our award-winning customer service to Hawaii from more points on the West Coast," said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of marketing. "This special introductory fare, coupled with the convenience of using the Bellingham Airport, makes this an incredibly attractive offer for our customers in Northwest Washington and the Lower Mainland."

  Summary of new service:




  Date        City pair    Departs    Arrives   Frequency
  ----        ---------    -------    -------   ---------
               Bellingham-
  Jan 7, 2011  Honolulu    5:20 p.m.  9:40 p.m. Daily
               Honolulu-
  Jan 7, 2011  Bellingham  10:25 p.m. 6:05 a.m. Daily


  All times are based on local time zones.

Flights are available for booking today at alaskaair.com or by calling 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 1-800-392-0228).

Alaska Airlines currently flies between Bellingham and Las Vegas, while its sister carrier, Horizon Air, offers Bellingham-Seattle service as well as Bellingham-Portland service through Aug. 20, 2010.

Alaska and Horizon customers receive a variety of amenities at no extra charge, including online reservations, advance seat selection and complimentary inflight water, soft drinks, coffee, tea and snacks.

The new Bellingham-Honolulu flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin. Inflight service includes meals for purchase in the main cabin, complimentary meal service in first class and Alaska Airlines’ digEplayer, a personal entertainment system offering a variety of movies, television shows, music and other features.

Terms and conditions for Bellingham-Honolulu fare: Tickets must be purchased by Aug. 17, 2010, for travel from Jan. 7, 2011, through March 10, 2011. Fares are not available on the following blackout dates: from Bellingham to Honolulu, Feb. 16-21, 2011; from Honolulu to Bellingham, Feb. 24 through March 1, 2011.

Additional Rules for Alaska Airlines Vacations package price: Package price shown is from Bellingham to Honolulu and is per person based on adult double occupancy. Price includes roundtrip airfare and four nights hotel accommodations at the OHANA Waikiki West. Package must be purchased by Aug. 17, 2010, for travel from Jan. 7, 2011, through March 10, 2011. Package prices based on availability and may not be available on all days. Package price is not available on the following blackout dates: from Bellingham to Honolulu, Feb. 16-21, 2011; from Honolulu to Bellingham, Feb. 24 through March 1, 2011. A package purchased at an Alaska Airlines location or Vacations call center will cost $25 more per package than the advertised price. Prices and rules subject to change without notice, and other restrictions may apply. All terms and conditions of Alaska Airlines Vacations packages apply. Other hotels and dates are available, but prices will vary.

General terms and conditions: Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. A ticket purchased at an Alaska Airlines airport location or through a reservation call center will cost $15 more per person than the advertised fare. Travelers are responsible for the following taxes and fees, as applicable: Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18 (amount depends on itinerary), U.S. Federal Segment Tax of $3.70 per segment (takeoff and landing) and Sept. 11 Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement. All taxes and fees shown are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if traveling roundtrip. All fares, taxes and fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject to change without notice, and other restrictions apply. Tickets are nonrefundable. Changes made at alaskaair.com incur a $75 per person change fee and any difference in fare. Ticket changes made through an Alaska Airlines reservation call center or airport ticket counter incur a $100 per person change fee and any difference in fare. A $20 baggage fee will apply for each of the first three checked bags. Additional fees apply to check more than three bags and for overweight or oversized items. See checked baggage policy at alaskaair.com for more details.

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group , 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, 2009 and 2010 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.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: maria.koenig@alaskaair.com

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines