Alaska Airlines suspends Alaska-Hawaii nonstop flights during summer – Alaska Public Media

Alaska Airways says its canceling nonstop flights between Anchorage and Honolulu in the course of the summer time months, primarily due to restricted staffing.

The suspension will final from June till November. Alaska Airways Public Affairs Supervisor Tim Thompson stated no different main nonstop routes to and from Anchorage had been affected, KTUU reported.

Alaska Airways has struggled with staffing ranges this month, as pilots protested and the airline stated it encountered a backlog in its coaching program whereas it labored to deliver on extra pilots. The corporate had 63 fewer pilots able to fly in April than it had deliberate on in January, it stated.

Vacationers between Alaska and Hawaii could have to make use of connecting flights in Seattle; Portland, Oregon or Los Angeles as options.

An Alaska Airways spokesperson stated in an electronic mail to The Related Press that the airline has provided seasonal service on the Anchorage-Honolulu route up to now.

The airline additionally plans to renew nonstop service from Anchorage to Maui and Anchorage to Kailua-Kona on the Massive Island within the fall. The airline doesn’t function these routes in the course of the summer time.

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