Alaska Airlines announces 13 new nonstop routes from the Bay Area

New destinations mark the single largest new market announcement in Alaska Airlines history

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Three months after its acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska Airlines is growing its Bay Area footprint, adding 13 new nonstop markets from San Francisco International Airport and Mineta San Jose International Airport. The routes mark the single largest new market announcement in Alaska Airlines history. With the additional flights, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America will offer guests 125 daily nonstop flights to 42 destinations from the three major Bay Area airports.

"The 10 new San Francisco routes and three new San Jose routes offer something for both the leisure and business traveler, including exciting destinations like New Orleans, Baltimore, Austin and Kona, Hawaii," said Andrew Harrison, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Alaska Airlines. "Our strategy is to use the same philosophy that's worked well for us in our Pacific Northwest hubs, which is to offer convenient, nonstop flights to the places guests fly to most. And if your itinerary requires travel overseas, our 10 global airline partners offer 137 international departures a week from the Bay Area."

The new flights build on previously announced Bay Area routes scheduled to begin in the coming months, which include San Jose-Newark, San Jose-Burbank, San Francisco-Orlando, San Francisco-Orange County, San Francisco-Minneapolis and San Francisco-Mexico City.

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"With this announcement, Alaska and Virgin America have demonstrated their continued commitment to the San Francisco Bay Area," said Ivar Satero, San Francisco International Airport director. "Like both of these great airlines, we have a passion for creating exceptional travel experiences, and we are thrilled that our guests can now enjoy more destinations from Alaska and Virgin America."

Schedule of new daily service

Start City pair Departs Arrives Aircraft

Type Frequency Aug 31 San Francisco- Philadelphia 10:35 p.m. 6:59 a.m. A320 family Daily Sep 1 Philadelphia- San Francisco 8:15 a.m. 11:25 a.m. A320 family Daily Sep 21 San Francisco- New Orleans 8:48 a.m. 3:03 p.m. A320 family Daily Sep 21 New Orleans- San Francisco 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. A320 family Daily Sep 5 San Francisco- Nashville 12:55 p.m. 7:25 p.m. A320 family Daily Sep 5 Nashville-San Francisco 8:15 p.m. 11:25 p.m. A320 family Daily Sep 26 San Francisco-Indianapolis 12:35 p.m. 7:50 p.m. A320 family Daily Sep 26 Indianapolis-San Francisco 8:40 p.m. 10:40 p.m. A320 family Daily Oct 19 San Francisco- Raleigh-Durham 11:35 p.m. 7:40 a.m. A320 family Daily Oct 20 Raleigh-Durham- San Francisco 9:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. A320 family Daily Oct 16 San Francisco-Baltimore-Washington 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. A320 family Daily Oct 16 Baltimore-Washington- San Francisco 5:25 p.m. 8:42 p.m. A320 family Daily Dec 14 San Francisco- Kona, Hawaii 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. A320 family Daily Dec 14 Kona, Hawaii- San Francisco 3:30 p.m. 10:35 p.m. A320 family Daily Sep 18 San Francisco- Albuquerque 6:15 p.m. 9:48 p.m. E175 Daily Sep 18 Albuquerque-San Francisco 7:15 a.m. 8:57 a.m. E175 Daily Sep 18 San Francisco-Kansas City 9:50 a.m. 3:30 p.m. E175 Daily Sep 18 Kansas City-San Francisco 2:55 p.m. 5:05 p.m. E175 Daily

Aug 28 San Jose-Austin 8:45 a.m. 2:02 p.m. E175 Daily Aug 28 Austin-San Jose 3 p.m. 4:50 p.m. E175 Daily Aug 28 San Jose-Tucson 5:35 p.m. 7:45 p.m. E175 Daily Aug 29 Tucson-San Jose 7 a.m. 9:24 a.m. E175 Daily Sep 20 San Jose-Los Angeles 6:30 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 2:39 p.m., 6:55 p.m. 8:03 a.m., 12:25 p.m., 4:12 p.m., 8:28 p.m. E175 Four times daily Sep 20 Los Angeles-San Jose 8:45 a.m., 1:05 p.m., 4:52 p.m., 9:20 p.m. 10:08 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 10:44 p.m. E175 Four times daily



*Note: Service between San Francisco and Mexico City will begin later this year, pending government approval. Flight times based on local time zones.

To bring the excitement of these new destinations to travelers – quite literally, Alaska is launching a social media promotion today to deliver on-demand, destination inspired food items and free flights to Bay Area residents. Travelers who tweet the airlines at @AlaskaAir and @VirginAmerica using the hashtag #MostWestCoast and with an airplane emoji will score the chance to have a destination-specific treat (think BBQ for Nashville and beignets for New Orleans) delivered within a few hours to their front door. The airlines are planning more than 900 deliveries today – and 10 lucky travelers will also score a free flight to one of the new destinations. More details will be announced at 11 a.m. Pacific time on the airlines' Twitter handles.

Editor's note: High-definition, broadcast quality footage of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America is available for download at https://ascorpcomm.sharefile.com/d-sadfdde4d49545f4a.

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America along with their regional partners, fly 40 million customers 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 and Alaska's global partners, customers can earn and redeem miles on flights to nearly 900 destinations in the U.S. and worldwide. 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).

SOURCE Alaska Airlines