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Alaska Airlines announces new long-haul service from Portland and Los Angeles

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Alaska Airlines and Virgin America today announces new daily, nonstop service between Portland, Oregon, and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) beginning Nov. 6; Portland and Detroit beginning Aug. 30; and Los Angeles and Philadelphia beginning Sept. 1.

“Alaska Airlines continues to expand service from our West Coast hubs by adding convenient, nonstop flights to popular destinations like New York City, Philadelphia and Detroit,” said John Kirby, vice president of capacity planning at Alaska Airlines. “Whether traveling for business or leisure, we continue to meet the needs of our valued guests with more than 800 daily flights in over 300 markets originating from the West Coast.”

With this new service, Alaska and Virgin America will provide Portland residents access to 130 daily nonstop flights to 58 destinations, more than any other carrier serving Portland International Airport.

This added service provides Rose City flyers greater access to two New York metropolitan area airports – JFK and Newark. JFK is the country’s busiest international gateway, and is a prime jumping off point for customers traveling to Europe and beyond on Alaska Global Partners including British Airways, Icelandair and Condor. Members of the Alaska Mileage Plan can earn and redeem miles when flying on one of Alaska’s global airline partners to over 900 destinations around the globe.

With the new service to Detroit, Alaska Airlines will offer the only daily, year-round nonstop service from Portland to the Motor City, home to auto industry giants such as General Motors and Ford Motor Company. Guests will now have access to low fare options, with the reliability and award-winning customer service they have come to expect from their go-to airline on the West Coast.

The new Los Angeles-Philadelphia flight builds on the 27 new markets the combined airline has added from California, since merging with Virgin America in December. Virgin America previously served this market from April 2012 to October 2014.

Schedule of new service:

Start Date City pair Departs Arrives Aircraft Frequency

Aug 30 Portland-Detroit 10:30 p.m. 5:30 a.m. B737 Daily
Aug 31 Detroit-Portland 7 a.m. 8:45 a.m. B737 Daily
Sep 1 Los Angeles-Philadelphia 8:45 p.m. 5 a.m. A320 family Daily
Sep 2 Philadelphia-Los Angeles 6:30 a.m. 9:26 a.m. A320 family Daily
Nov 6 Portland-New York (JFK) 11:05 p.m. 7:30 a.m. B737 Daily
Nov 7 New York (JFK)-Portland 9:30 a.m. 12:55 p.m. B737 Daily

Flight times based on local time zones.

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