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Alaska Airways
- IATA/ICAO Code
- AS/ASA
- Airline Sort
- Full Service Provider
- Hub(s)
- Anchorage Worldwide Airport, Los Angeles Worldwide Airport, Portland Worldwide Airport, San Francisco Worldwide Airport, Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport
- 12 months Based
- 1932
- Alliance
- oneworld
- CEO
- Ben Minicucci
- Nation
- United States
Alaska Airways has resumed flights from Seattle to Miami, greater than a decade after it final operated the route. The primary flight touched down at Miami Worldwide Airport on June sixteenth.
The launch of this every day flight marks the airline’s a centesimal nonstop service from its hub at Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport. The service already operates every day flights from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale, and this new service will present passengers with extra journey choices between the Pacific Northwest and South Florida.
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From left: Thomas McMahon, Director of Airport Operations, Alaska Airways; David Asher, Senior Community Analyst, Alaska Airways; and, Dan Agostino, Assistant Director of Operations, Miami-Dade Aviation Division. Photograph: Miami Worldwide Airport
Alaska Airways’ vp of community and alliances, Brett Catlin, mentioned,
“We’re flying new routes and heading to new locations the place our visitors wish to go. We’re seeing robust ticket gross sales for all our new nonstops. That’s one other indication that so many people are able to get out and go locations.”
The flight schedule
Alaska Airways’ new service connecting Seattle and Miami will function every day, with the next schedule:
- Seattle (SEA) to Miami (MIA) – departing at 7.15 am, arriving at 4.27 pm
- Miami (MIA) to Seattle (SEA) – departing at 5.40 pm, arriving at 9.20 pm
The inaugural flight was operated by one of many service’s Boeing 737 MAX-9 plane, and going ahead the route will likely be flown with a mix of Boeing 737-800 NG and Boeing 737 MAX-9 plane.
Alaska Airways will use a mix of Boeing 737 MAX-9 and Boeing 737-800 NG plane on the route. Photograph: Joe Kunzler | Easy Flying
Alaska Airways at present has 61 Boeing 737-800 NGs in its fleet, every seating 159 passengers in a three-class configuration – 12 in First Class, 30 in Premium Class, and 117 in Major Cabin. Its 24 Boeing 737 MAX-9s alternatively can accommodate 178 passengers – 16 in First Class, 24 in Premium Class, and 138 in Major Cabin.
The Easy Flying workforce just lately took a visit on Alaska Airways’ Boeing 737 MAX-9 plane in Premium Class – click on right here to see the report.
Miami-Dade County Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, welcomed the information, saying,
“We proudly welcome Alaska Airways again to Miami Worldwide Airport for the primary time in 10 years. Each day flights to the Pacific Northwest and past will give our residents extra journey choices, particularly to the gorgeous state of Alaska. I additionally commend Alaska Airways for being included in TIME Journal’s record of the 100 Most Influential Firms of 2022 for its work in sustainability, one in all my highest priorities for Miami-Dade County.”
A rising presence within the Sunshine State
Together with the brand new service to Miami, Alaska Airways will now fly to 5 airports in Florida this summer season. From Seattle, the service operates the next flights:
- Fort Myers (RSW) – two flights per week
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – every day flights
- Miami (MIA) – every day flights
- Tampa (TPA) – 10 flights per week
- Orlando (MCO) – 21 flights per week
The Seattle to Miami route will provide passengers an alternative choice for journey between the Pacific Northwest and South Florida. Photograph: Getty Photographs
Additional strengthening its place in Florida, the airline additionally has every day flights to Orlando from Portland, San Francisco, and San Diego.
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