Alaska Airlines adds new nonstop service SJC-JFK and 3rd daily SEA-JFK flight
Apr 4, 2018, 6:17 am
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Alaska Airlines adds new nonstop service SJC-JFK and 3rd daily SEA-JFK flight
Seems JFK is doing well for AS:
Originally Posted by alaskaair.com/newsroom
News Release Issued: Apr 4, 2018 (5:00am PDT)
To view this release online and get more information about Alaska Airlines Newsroom visit: https://newsroom.alaskaair.com/2018-...Seattle-flight
"We continue to add exciting new destinations from our key West Coast hubs and focus cities, providing our valued guests more nonstop options to meet their business and leisure needs," said John Kirby, Alaska'svice president of capacity planning. "Alaska offers the most coast-to-coast markets of any airline, and continues to expand our route network with over 40 new markets added since the acquisition of Virgin America."
Summary of new service:Start Date
City pair
Departs
Arrives
Aircraft
Frequency
July 6
San Jose – JFK
7:05 a.m.
3:43 p.m.
A320
Daily
July 6
JFK – San Jose
4:45 p.m.
8:23 p.m.
A320
Daily
July 6
Seattle – JFK
7:05 a.m.
3:35 p.m.
A320
Daily
July 6
JFK – Seattle
6:55 p.m.
10:26 p.m.
A320
Daily
Flight times based on local time zones.
The new Alaska Lounge at JFK, located upstairs in Terminal 7, will open to the public in late April. It will offer a premium lounge experience featuring signature touches like a barista for custom crafted coffee drinks and a relaxing living room feel that embodies the airlines' cool, West Coast vibe. Additional enhancements to the Terminal 7 airport experience, funded by a $65 million investment from British Airways, are helping to modernize the terminal and enhance the food and retail concession experience while providing new seating areas near the gates for an improved customer experience.
Alaska gates and the Alaska Lounge are located in the same terminal as Global Partners British Airways and Icelandair, providing guests convenient access to a combined 10 daily flights to top global destinations across Europe. Alaska allows Mileage Plan members to travel and earn miles to more than 900 destinations around the globe through a unique network of international partners, with many flying out of JFK.
To purchase tickets, visit alaskaair.com to find great savings, or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 for Hearing & Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services).
With the addition of this new and expanded JFK service, Alaska provides 36 daily flights to 20 destinations from San Jose and 290 daily flights to 90 destinations from Seattle.
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional partners, flies 44 million guests a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canadaand Costa Rica. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
SOURCE Alaska Airlines
To view this release online and get more information about Alaska Airlines Newsroom visit: https://newsroom.alaskaair.com/2018-...Seattle-flight
Alaska Airlines adds new nonstop service between New York's JFK Airport and San Jose, California, and third daily Seattle flight
New Alaska Lounge to open at JFK's Terminal 7 offering travelers a relaxing space that embodies the airline's cool, West Coast vibe
SEATTLE, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today announces new daily, nonstop service between San Jose, California and New York's John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) beginning July 6. Additionally, Alaskais expanding service between Seattle and JFK with an early-morning, nonstop flight, giving flyers convenient connections to 10 international destinations on its Global Partner airlines. Together, Alaska and Virgin America operate 15 flights a day to JFK from six West Coast gateways including Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and soon San Jose."We continue to add exciting new destinations from our key West Coast hubs and focus cities, providing our valued guests more nonstop options to meet their business and leisure needs," said John Kirby, Alaska'svice president of capacity planning. "Alaska offers the most coast-to-coast markets of any airline, and continues to expand our route network with over 40 new markets added since the acquisition of Virgin America."
Summary of new service:Start Date
City pair
Departs
Arrives
Aircraft
Frequency
July 6
San Jose – JFK
7:05 a.m.
3:43 p.m.
A320
Daily
July 6
JFK – San Jose
4:45 p.m.
8:23 p.m.
A320
Daily
July 6
Seattle – JFK
7:05 a.m.
3:35 p.m.
A320
Daily
July 6
JFK – Seattle
6:55 p.m.
10:26 p.m.
A320
Daily
Flight times based on local time zones.
The new Alaska Lounge at JFK, located upstairs in Terminal 7, will open to the public in late April. It will offer a premium lounge experience featuring signature touches like a barista for custom crafted coffee drinks and a relaxing living room feel that embodies the airlines' cool, West Coast vibe. Additional enhancements to the Terminal 7 airport experience, funded by a $65 million investment from British Airways, are helping to modernize the terminal and enhance the food and retail concession experience while providing new seating areas near the gates for an improved customer experience.
Alaska gates and the Alaska Lounge are located in the same terminal as Global Partners British Airways and Icelandair, providing guests convenient access to a combined 10 daily flights to top global destinations across Europe. Alaska allows Mileage Plan members to travel and earn miles to more than 900 destinations around the globe through a unique network of international partners, with many flying out of JFK.
To purchase tickets, visit alaskaair.com to find great savings, or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 for Hearing & Speech Impaired (TTY): Dial 711 for Relay Services).
With the addition of this new and expanded JFK service, Alaska provides 36 daily flights to 20 destinations from San Jose and 290 daily flights to 90 destinations from Seattle.
Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional partners, flies 44 million guests a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canadaand Costa Rica. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
SOURCE Alaska Airlines
Apr 4, 2018, 6:55 am
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Apr 4, 2018, 7:36 am
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Well, great for connecting on AS metal to AA flights, not great because there are 8 seats on the morning departure. I'll take my chances with buying a AA ticket. My likelihood of clearing into F is greater on the 737 than on the AS flight.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Apr 4, 2018, 10:51 am
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Answers the question many asked about SFO cutbacks, redeployment of LVX A320's.
No feel for the SEA shift, expect there are lots of Silicon Valley folks who will appreciate not having to travel to SFO for JFK nonstop. Should also improve schedule performance (SJC vs SFO), lower costs.
No feel for the SEA shift, expect there are lots of Silicon Valley folks who will appreciate not having to travel to SFO for JFK nonstop. Should also improve schedule performance (SJC vs SFO), lower costs.
Apr 4, 2018, 11:02 am
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Apr 4, 2018, 12:24 pm
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Answers the question many asked about SFO cutbacks, redeployment of LVX A320's.
No feel for the SEA shift, expect there are lots of Silicon Valley folks who will appreciate not having to travel to SFO for JFK nonstop. Should also improve schedule performance (SJC vs SFO), lower costs.
No feel for the SEA shift, expect there are lots of Silicon Valley folks who will appreciate not having to travel to SFO for JFK nonstop. Should also improve schedule performance (SJC vs SFO), lower costs.
Apr 4, 2018, 1:06 pm
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I guess they could pair it with a 738/739 uneven distribution on PDX/SJC-JFK-PDX/SJC, and have planes go SEA-JFK-SJC/PDX... but that is really weird to have less seats one way in a market than the other way.
Also: is SEA going to turn into an Airbus base? Or is there going to be an overnight plane stay at SEA or some early morning/late evening flights to position that A320 in SEA?
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Apr 4, 2018, 1:20 pm
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So they're running a 738 out of SEA and a 739 back to SEA? Aren't they going to run out of planes that way? Or do they have ways to turn 738s into 739s at JFK?
I guess they could pair it with a 738/739 uneven distribution on PDX/SJC-JFK-PDX/SJC, and have planes go SEA-JFK-SJC/PDX... but that is really weird to have less seats one way in a market than the other way.
I guess they could pair it with a 738/739 uneven distribution on PDX/SJC-JFK-PDX/SJC, and have planes go SEA-JFK-SJC/PDX... but that is really weird to have less seats one way in a market than the other way.
there are a TON of LAX/SFO< -- >SEA trips with Airbii, one of those will probably make up this new JFK trip
Apr 4, 2018, 3:19 pm
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As indicated in the announcement, AS flight allows connection to award and codeshare partners BA, FI, as well as AA and AY, which should help make the route more productive, profitable for AS.