Alaska Airlines Inaugurates Anchorage-Honolulu Service
10 Dicembre 2007 - 1:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines
today inaugurated nonstop, year-round service between Anchorage,
Alaska, and Honolulu. The airline launched nonstop Seattle-Honolulu
service Oct. 12 and nonstop Seattle-Lihue, Hawaii, service Oct. 28.
"For many years, customers and employees have hoped we would fly
between the 49th and 50th states," said Bill MacKay, Alaska
Airlines' senior vice president for the state of Alaska. "Our
customers now are able to enjoy Alaska Airlines' unique brand of
service to and from Hawaii, fly any time of the year and earn
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles." The flights depart Ted Stevens
Anchorage International Airport at 3:20 p.m. Alaskan time and
arrive in Honolulu at 8:40 p.m. Hawaiian time. Return flights
depart Honolulu at 10:10 p.m. Hawaiian time and arrive in Anchorage
at 5:30 a.m. Alaskan time. The schedule offers convenient
connections for travelers in other cities throughout the state of
Alaska. Flights are operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft,
accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main
cabin. All flights to Hawaii offer Hawaiian-themed beverage and
meal service. Customers in the main cabin are offered complimentary
Mauna Loa macadamia nuts, a complimentary Mai Tai or POG juice, and
a Hawaiian-themed meal-for-purchase option for $5. Customers in
first class enjoy exotic meals such as macadamia nut-encrusted mahi
mahi. Inflight service includes Alaska Airlines' digEplayer, a
personal entertainment system offering a variety of movies,
television shows, music and other features. The rented systems
include a channel devoted to Hawaii programming, including extreme
surfing programs and the television show "Hawaii Five-O." Alaska's
Hawaii flights are available for purchase at
http://www.alaskaair.com/ or by calling (800) ALASKAAIR. Alaska
Airlines Vacations also offers a full line of vacation packages for
travel to the islands of Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island of
Hawaii. Packages include air transportation, hotel accommodations,
ground transportation and tours. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air
serve 92 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower
48, Hawaii, 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 http://www.alaskaair.com/. For
more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air
Newsroom at http://www.alaskaair.com/newsroom. DATASOURCE: Alaska
Airlines CONTACT: Amanda Tobin Bielawski, +1-206-392-5134, or Paul
McElroy, +1-206-392-5038, both of Alaska Airlines Web site:
http://www.alaskaair.com/
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