Alaska Airlines Announces New Schedule for Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Barrow
09 Aprile 2007 - 4:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Afternoon Flights Offer More Direct Routing, Additional Capacity
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska
Airlines today announced a new flight schedule serving
Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay and Barrow, Alaska. The revised schedule will
increase passenger and cargo capacity, and offer more direct routes
connecting Prudhoe Bay and Barrow with Anchorage and Fairbanks,
Alaska. Effective June 3, the number of daily, roundtrip flights to
the region will increase from two to three. Flight 143 will
continue to offer morning, shared service to Prudhoe Bay and
Barrow. The airline will replace its afternoon shared flight to
Prudhoe Bay and Barrow with two separate roundtrip routes: Flights
54 and 55 serving Prudhoe Bay, and Flights 145 and 146 serving
Barrow. "We've worked closely with Prudhoe Bay and Barrow customers
to understand their passenger and cargo needs, especially since
recent bypass mail changes," said Bill MacKay, Alaska Airlines'
senior vice president for the state of Alaska. "These route
enhancements reflect our deep commitment to serving the Arctic."
The airline has served Prudhoe Bay since 1981 and Barrow since
1992. The new flights will be operated on Boeing 737-400 combi
aircraft, which accommodate 72 passengers in the back and main-deck
cargo in the front. The revised schedule will offer these Prudhoe
Bay flights: Anchorage-Prudhoe Bay Departs Anchorage: Arrives
Prudhoe Bay: Flight: En-route stops: 6 a.m. 8:42 a.m. 143 1
(Fairbanks) 1:43 p.m. 3:25 p.m. 55 0 (nonstop) Prudhoe
Bay-Anchorage Departs Prudhoe Bay: Arrives Anchorage: Flight:
En-route stops: 9:27 a.m. 12:58 p.m. 143 1 (Barrow) 4:10 p.m. 5:49
p.m. 54 0 (nonstop) Fairbanks-Prudhoe Bay Departs Fairbanks:
Arrives Prudhoe Bay: Flight: En-route stops: 7:32 a.m. 8:42 a.m.
143 0 (nonstop) Prudhoe Bay-Fairbanks Departs Prudhoe Bay: Arrives
Fairbanks: Flight: En-route stops: 9:27 a.m. 2:28 p.m. 143/83
Change planes in Anchorage 4:10 p.m. 7:13 p.m. 54/187 Change planes
in Anchorage The revised schedule will offer these Barrow flights:
Anchorage-Barrow Departs Anchorage: Arrives Barrow: Flight:
En-route stops: 6 a.m. 10:12 a.m. 143 2 (Fairbanks, Prudhoe Bay)
2:32 p.m. 5:36 p.m. 145 1 (Fairbanks) Barrow-Anchorage Departs
Barrow: Arrives Anchorage: Flight: En-route stops: 10:57 a.m. 12:58
p.m. 143 0 (nonstop) 6:21 p.m. 9:10 p.m. 146 1 (Fairbanks)
Fairbanks-Barrow Departs Fairbanks: Arrives Barrow: Flight:
En-route stops: 7:32 a.m. 10:12 a.m. 143 1 (Prudhoe Bay) 4:13 p.m.
5:36 p.m. 145 0 (nonstop) Barrow-Fairbanks Departs Barrow: Arrives
Fairbanks: Flight: En-route stops: 10:57 a.m. 2:28 p.m. 143/83
Change planes in Anchorage 6:21 p.m. 7:39 p.m. 146 0 (nonstop)
Alaska Airlines and sister carrier, Horizon Air, together 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. 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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