Alaska Airlines Inaugurates Nonstop Bellingham-Las Vegas Service
June 25 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today
will inaugurate nonstop, year-round service between Bellingham,
Wash., and Las Vegas. The thrice-weekly service between the two
cities will expand to include a fourth weekly flight starting Aug.
3. "The addition of Bellingham-Las Vegas nonstop service gives our
customers another convenient alternative for traveling between the
Pacific Northwest and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and
the popular destination of Las Vegas," said Steve Jarvis, Alaska's
vice president of marketing, sales and customer experience. The new
two-hour, 30-minute flights will depart Thursdays, Fridays and
Sundays from Bellingham International Airport at 5:35 p.m. Pacific
time and arrive at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas at
8:05 p.m. Central time. Return flights will depart Las Vegas at 2
p.m. Central time, arriving in Bellingham at 4:35 p.m. Pacific
time. A fourth weekly flight will depart Mondays beginning Aug. 3.
The airline will use fuel-efficient Boeing 737-700 aircraft on the
route, seating 12 passengers in first class and 112 in the main
cabin. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers receive a variety
of amenities at no extra charge, including online reservations,
advance seat selection, and complimentary inflight water, soft
drinks, coffee, tea and snacks. Travelers can earn double Mileage
Plan miles on the new flights from June 25 through July 31, 2009.
To qualify, customers must first register at alaskaair.com. Las
Vegas packages that conveniently bundle air travel, hotel
accommodations and other options (such as rental car and show
tickets) are available through Alaska Airlines Vacations by calling
(800) 468-2248 (TTY/TDD line 800-392-0228) or online at
alaskaair.com/vacations. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air,
subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve more
than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower
48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. 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: Bobbie Egan of Alaska
Airlines, +1-206-392-5101 Web Site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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