Alaska to Offer Nonstops Between Anchorage and Las Vegas, Resumes Nonstops Between Anchorage and Los Angeles

Alaska Airlines today announced its first-ever non-stop service between Anchorage and Las Vegas and the resumption of year-round non-stop service between Anchorage and Los Angeles.

The inaugural Anchorage-LasVegas flight will be on November 5 followed the next day by the resumption of non-stop service between Anchorage and Los Angeles. Each route will be serviced by 737-700 aircraft.

"Each of these flights reflects our commitment to continue improving service for our customers in Alaska," said John MacLeod, managing director of planning. "We’ve targeted peak travel days to ensure added convenience for customers at the times when they want to travel."

Alaska’s existing schedule offers 16 daily flights between Anchorage/Fairbanks and the Lower 48 and will continue unchanged, MacLeod said.

While Alaska has provided Anchorage-Los Angeles nonstop service on a seasonal basis, resumption of the ANC-LAX nonstop flight November 6 will be on a permanent year-round basis.

"This nonstop service to Los Angeles will offer several advantages for our customers flying on peak travel days," MacLeod observed, "including great connections to flights to Mexico: Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. And the flights will provide convenient connections with American Airlines and American Eagle partner flights at LAX."

Brad Walker, Alaska’s director of leisure marketing, hailed the new nonstop service as offering vacationers convenient new options. "We will be offering attractive vacation packages featuring an assortment of the finest hotels in Las Vegas and Mexico through Alaska Airlines Vacations. Our customers really appreciate the ease of nonstop service." Details of the new service:

   Las Vegas-Anchorage -- Starts November 4, 2004 with 737-700 aircraft
   AS 851   LAS-ANC   7:25 p.m.-11:10 p.m.  Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
   AS 852   ANC-LAS   12:10 a.m.-6:25 a.m.  Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

   Los Angeles-Anchorage -- Starts November 5, 2004 with 737-700 aircraft
   AS 109   LAX-ANC   9:25 p.m.-1:52 a.m.   Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
   AS 106   ANC-LAX   12:15 a.m.-6:20 a.m.  Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays

Alaska Airlines, the nation’s ninth largest airline, serves more than 50 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ .

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines