Alaska Airlines Files to Serve Loreto, Mexico in Partnership With Leading Developer Loreto Bay Company
20 Ottobre 2004 - 2:44AM
PR Newswire (US)
Alaska Airlines Files to Serve Loreto, Mexico in Partnership With
Leading Developer Loreto Bay Company SEATTLE, Oct. 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today announced it has
applied for authority to provide nonstop service from Los Angeles
to Loreto, Mexico. The service will be supported by a marketing
partnership with The Loreto Bay Company. The twice-weekly flights
will begin February 17, 2005, pending U.S. Department of
Transportation approval. Located on the Sea of Cortez side of
Mexico's Baja Peninsula about 150 miles north of La Paz, Loreto is
one of five areas (the others being Cancun, Cabo San Lucas,
Huatulco and Ixtapa) identified by FONATUR, Mexico's tourist
development agency, as prime tourism growth sites in Mexico.
FONATUR selected The Loreto Bay Company as the primary developer of
the destination. "We are pleased to be partnering with The Loreto
Bay Company to develop air service to Loreto in conjunction with
the resort's development," said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska's executive
vice president of marketing and planning. "Our customers will be
able to enjoy the warmth and uniqueness of a charming Mexico resort
within same-day service from California, the Pacific Northwest,
Alaska and western Canada." Loreto is a seaside village sandwiched
between the Sierra de la Giganta Mountains and the cobalt blue Sea
of Cortez. Steeped in colonial history as the site of Mexico's
first mission, Loreto is renowned for its marina, fishing, water
sports, pristine beaches and authentic cuisine. The proposed
flights will operate Sundays and Thursdays. They will depart Los
Angeles at 11:10 a.m. and arrive in Loreto at 1:59 p.m. Return
flights will depart Loreto at 4:00 p.m. and arrive in Los Angeles
at 4:55 p.m. Alaska plans to use MD-80 series aircraft on the route
-- seating 12 in first class and 128 in the main cabin. Loreto will
be Alaska Airlines' eighth destination in Mexico. Alaska currently
serves Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo,
Manzanillo/Costa Alegre, Cancun and Guadalajara. Alaska Airlines
Vacations plans to offer a complete range of vacation packages to
Loreto. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve
more than 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico.
Upon government approval, reservations and vacations to Loreto may
be found at http://www.alaskaair.com/. For more news and
information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at
http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ . The Loreto Bay Company, a Canadian
American corporation headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is
developing The Villages of Loreto Bay, a series of seaside villages
built on 8,000 acres in the foothills near Loreto. For more news
and information visit http://www.loretobay.com/. DATASOURCE: Alaska
Airlines CONTACT: Lou Cancelmi, +1-206-392-5170, or Sam Sperry,
+1-206-392-5038, both of Alaska Airlines Web site:
http://www.loretobay.com/ Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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