Alaska Airlines to Offer Daily Seattle-Cancun Nonstop Service Starting Oct. 28

Alaska Airlines will offer more nonstop flights between Seattle and Cancun, Mexico, beginning Oct. 28, moving from four flights a week to daily service. The flights, offering convenient connections from cities throughout the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Canada, are available for purchase at alaskaair.com or by calling (800) ALASKAAIR.

Alaska inaugurated nonstop Seattle-Cancun service last winter and operates the route during Mexico’s peak tourism season, from late October to late April.

"Our new nonstop service from Seattle to Cancun was in high demand last season, so we’re offering even more flights during the season ahead," said Brad Walker, Alaska’s director of leisure marketing. "The added nonstops make Mexico’s beach resorts even more accessible to customers in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Canada and beyond."

Alaska increased its capacity on Mexico flights by more than 20 percent last fall, offering more frequent flights on existing routes and adding five new nonstop routes. In addition to Seattle-Cancun service, the airline introduced flights between Los Angeles and La Paz; San Francisco and Cancun; Portland, Ore., and Los Cabos; and Portland and Puerto Vallarta.

The airline offers seasonal nonstop service from Seattle to four Mexico destinations, including daily service to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta, and two flights a week to Mazatlan. Customers can travel year-round to all 10 of Alaska’s Mexico destinations on flights connecting or stopping in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Alaska Airlines Vacations offers vacation packages, including round-trip air travel and hotel accommodations, to all of its Mexico resort destinations. Alaska’s mealtime flights to Mexico’s resort destinations offer the airline’s Northern Bites meals-for-purchase service, which allows coach passengers to purchase a meal onboard for $5.

The airline introduced service to Mexico in 1988 and now transports more than 1.2 million passengers annually between the U.S. West Coast and Mexico. During its upcoming winter schedule, the airline will operate up to 44 flights daily serving 10 Mexican destinations, including Cancun, Guadalajara, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta.

Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, serve 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. This year Alaska Airlines celebrates its 75th anniversary, marking the airline’s growth from a single-aircraft operation in 1932 to one of the largest U.S. carriers. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

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SOURCE: Alaska Airlines