Alaska Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service Between Los Angeles and La Paz, Mexico
12 Luglio 2006 - 9:34PM
PR Newswire (US)
Airline Also Receives DOT Approval for Nonstop San Francisco-Cancun
Route SEATTLE, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines
will offer new nonstop service between Los Angeles International
Airport and La Paz, Mexico, starting this fall, making La Paz the
10th Mexican destination the airline serves. The flights went on
sale today following U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
approval last week of the new service. Flights will operate
year-round starting Oct. 30. Initially the airline will offer
nonstop service three days a week. Located on a large bay on the
Sea of Cortes, La Paz is a preferred destination for kayaking,
diving, sailing and fishing, and growing in popularity as an
eco-tourism and vacation destination. The capital city of the
Mexican state of Baja California Sur, La Paz also attracts business
travelers and passengers visiting friends and family in the region.
"With La Paz's increasing popularity as a leisure-travel
destination and steady demand from travelers visiting friends,
family and business associates there, La Paz is a natural extension
of our growing service to Mexico," said John MacLeod, Alaska's
managing director of planning and alliances. "More than 1.2 million
passengers already take advantage of our award-winning service to
and from Mexico each year, and we're pleased to add La Paz as yet
another option." To inaugurate the new service, Alaska is offering
introductory one-way fares for travel between Los Angeles and La
Paz of $129. Reservations and tickets are available now at
alaskaair.com or by calling (800) ALASKAAIR. Customers must book
and purchase their tickets by July 31, 2006, and travel by Dec. 19,
2006. Additional restrictions apply for introductory fares. Alaska
Airlines Vacations packages to La Paz will be available for
purchase beginning in September. Flights from Los Angeles to La Paz
will depart at 11:20 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays. Return flights will depart La Paz at 3:35 p.m. Mountain
time on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The new flights are
timed for convenient connections to and from other cities in the
Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Western Canada, both on Alaska
Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air. Los Angeles-La Paz
flights will be operated on Boeing 737-400 aircraft, accommodating
12 passengers in first class and 132 in the main cabin. All flights
will offer Alaska's Northern Bites meals-for-purchase service in
the main cabin, which allows coach passengers to purchase a meal
onboard for $5. The Los Angeles-La Paz service is the fourth new
Mexico route Alaska Airlines has added during the past month.
Alaska announced June 21 it will add seasonal, nonstop service
beginning in October between Seattle and Cancun, Mexico, and
between Portland, Ore., and the Mexican resort destinations of Los
Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. The airline also received DOT approval
this week to add nonstop service between San Francisco and Cancun.
These flights will begin in October and will be available for
purchase beginning Saturday. Introducing service to Mexico in 1988,
Alaska Airlines 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 41 flights
daily serving 10 Mexican destinations, including Cancun,
Guadalajara, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Loreto, Los Cabos,
Manzanillo/Costa Alegre, Mazatlan, Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta.
-- Flights are subject to Mexican government approval. Airfare
prices listed do not include airport passenger facility charges
(based on round-trip travel) of up to $18 (amount depends on
itinerary), federal segment tax of $3.30 per segment (takeoff and
landing) on itinerary, and a U.S. security fee of $2.50 per
enplanement (up to $10). Additionally to Mexico, airfares listed do
not include a U.S. immigration user fee of $7, U.S. APHIS fee of
$5, U.S. international transportation tax of $29, Mexico
international departure tax of up to $28, and Mexico tourism tax of
up to $20. Mexico fees fluctuate with the exchange rate. -- Airfare
restrictions apply. Seats are limited and introductory fares may
not be available on all flights or on all days. Tickets are
nonrefundable but can be changed for a $50 change fee and any
applicable changes in fare. All fares are in U.S. dollars and are
subject to change without notice. Other restrictions apply
depending on individual fare rules. See alaskaair.com for complete
fare rules. Alaska Airlines and sister carrier, Horizon Air,
together serve 88 cities through an expansive network throughout
Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations visit
alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Amanda Tobin Bielawski,
+1-206-392-5134, or Caroline Boren, +1-206-392-5799, both of Alaska
Airlines Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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