Alaska Airlines announced that would inaugurate service from San Jose to Lihue (on the Hawaiian island of Kauai) on March 27, 2011, and from Oakland to Lihue beginning March 28, 2011.
Introductory fares for the new routes start at $179 each way for tickets purchased by July 9, 2010, and travel through May 17, 2011. The new Hawaii flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The new flights will complement the airline’s existing Hawaii service from San Jose and Oakland to Kahului, Maui, and Kona and new flights from Sacramento to Kahului, which started in March of this year. For more details please visit alaska.com.
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Alaska Airlines and Horizon offer their customers checking bags retrieving their luggage five minutes sooner through an enhanced baggage service guarantee. The airlines’ new offer gives customers their choice of 2,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles or $20 off a future flight if their luggage is not at baggage claim within 20 minutes after their flight parks at the gate.
Moreover, customers checking bags will be charged $20 for each of the first three checked bags. This represents a $5 increase for the first checked bag, a $5 decrease for the second, and a $30 decrease for the third. Passengers checking two bags will continue to pay the same amount as they did before, while passengers checking three bags will pay $30 less. In addition, the airlines cut the cost of the fourth through 10th checked bag from $100 per bag to $50. Customers traveling solely within the state of Alaska and military personnel on active duty are not charged for their first three checked bags. For more details continue to alaska.com.
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Alaska Airlines launched Aircell’s Gogo® Inflight Internet service on six Boeing 737-800 aircraft and plans to expand the service to its entire fleet by the end of 2010. The airline is partnering with Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card® to offer passengers Inflight Wi-Fi free of charge on flights through July 31, 2010. Customers can visit alaskaair.com for more information about Alaska’s Inflight Wi-Fi.
With Gogo, Alaska Airlines passengers with wireless devices will be able to browse the Web; access online music, games, podcasts and webcasts; send and receive e-mail; and connect to virtual private networks while flying. The easy-to-use service will provide passengers with full Internet access on any Wi-Fi-equipped laptop or personal electronic device at speeds similar to wireless mobile broadband services on the ground. By the end of summer, Gogo will be installed on the airline’s fleet of 737-800s and -900s, which represents the majority of Alaska’s fleet.
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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced changes to their service fees, effective for travel on or after June 16 for tickets purchased beginning May 1. Changes apply to checked baggage, same-day confirmed travel, unaccompanied minors, instant ticketing and refund policy. All details can be found at alaskaair.com.
Checked bags and baggage service guarantee
Alaska and Horizon will charge $20 for each of a passenger’s first three checked bags. This represents a $5 increase for the first checked bag, a $5 decrease for the second, and a $30 decrease for the third. Passengers checking two bags will continue to pay the same amount as they do today, while passengers checking three bags will pay $30 less. In addition, the airlines will cut the cost of the fourth through 10th checked bag, from $100 per bag to $50.
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Alaska Airlines announced that it would add a second nonstop flight between Portland and Hawaii, with year-round, daily service to Honolulu beginning September 20, 2010. The airline already flies between from Portland to Kahului, Maui.
Flights will be available for booking on April 15, 2010, at alaskaair.com or by calling Call Centre. The new flights are operated with fuel-efficient Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.
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Alaska Airlines launched daily flights from Sacramento to Kahului, Maui. To mark the occasion, passengers will board the “Follow Apolo to Hawaii” plane, a specially-themed Boeing 737-800 highlighting the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a Maui vacation for two with the celebrated short-track speed skater.
Five sweepstakes winners and their guests will join Ohno in June for a Hawaiian vacation, including roundtrip tickets to Maui on Alaska Airlines, a private luau with Ohno and luxury accommodations for four nights and five days at the Grand Wailea in Maui.
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