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Old Jul 13, 2023, 7:13 am
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AS Announces Guatemala City (GUA)
LAX-GUA year round starts DEC 14th.

https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-ai...uatemala-city/
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 9:28 am
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Chicago to Ixtapa…

Is this the first Alaska route that doesn’t originate or end in AK, WA, OR, or CA?
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by doublemazaa
Chicago to Ixtapa…

Is this the first Alaska route that doesn’t originate or end in AK, WA, OR, or CA?
They recently announced LAS-SJD
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by StevenSeagalFan
LAX-GUA year round starts DEC 14th.

https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-ai...uatemala-city/
The press release crows that Alaska is "LAX’s largest carrier to Latin America", which must be true but is somehow hard to believe.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 10:30 am
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Originally Posted by StevenSeagalFan
LAX-GUA year round starts DEC 14th.

https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-ai...uatemala-city/
https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...-advisory.html

Yeah, no thanks. If we're talking Central America or Mexico, I would have liked to see LAX-PTY or LAX-CZM....
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...-advisory.html

Yeah, no thanks. If we're talking Central America or Mexico, I would have liked to see LAX-PTY or LAX-CZM....
I heard a rumor that either Punta Cana, DR (PUJ) or San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) are being considered. I wouldn't be surprised if PTY comes. I'd like to see Loreto (LTO) come back.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 11:18 am
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I don't get it, am I missing a big demand to GUA? And ORD to ZIH, I dont get that one either. If it were PVR I guess I could see it.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...-advisory.html

Yeah, no thanks. If we're talking Central America or Mexico, I would have liked to see LAX-PTY or LAX-CZM....
Crossing the border from Belize to Guatemala back in the early 2000s was quite the experience I must say. The "border station" was definitely a different experience at that time. Seeing Tikal was worth it though!
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 11:33 am
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Originally Posted by jsguyrus
I don't get it, am I missing a big demand to GUA? And ORD to ZIH, I dont get that one either. If it were PVR I guess I could see it.
GUA is probably not vacation demand but people visiting the homeland.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 11:55 am
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Originally Posted by HGPilot
GUA is probably not vacation demand but people visiting the homeland.
I feel like it's on the cusp of being the next Costa Rica in terms of travel. I know F9 and some LCCs fly there from the US as well as all of the legacies I believe.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 12:18 pm
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Originally Posted by HGPilot
GUA is probably not vacation demand but people visiting the homeland.
LAX-GUA is already served by Volaris, Avianca, United, and Delta. Clearly there's demand, and Alaska is counting on just a little bit more.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 1:18 pm
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Originally Posted by StevenSeagalFan
They recently announced LAS-SJD
LAS-PVR and BOI-ORD also.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by StevenSeagalFan
I'd like to see Loreto (LTO) come back.
Come back? Are they canceling LAX-LTO? I thought LAX-LTO was running year-round and SFO was added, too. And AA added PHX this year, I think?

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And ORD to ZIH, I dont get that one either.
Operated "in partnership with ALG Vacations", so perhaps they have pre-sold a large block of seats? Also, just once a week (Saturdays, I assume?)

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Crossing the border from Belize to Guatemala back in the early 2000s was quite the experience I must say. The "border station" was definitely a different experience at that time. Seeing Tikal was worth it though!
Hah, that was our experience as well. Looks like we did a very similar road trip from Belize. Tikal was truly awesome, Tikal Tummy the next day was the worst food poisoning I have ever experienced. Doesn't really inspire me to want to go to Guatemala at this time.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 1:47 pm
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I was really hoping alaska would finally do YYZ....clearly they are looking south and not north.
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Old Jul 13, 2023, 1:59 pm
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Originally Posted by notquiteaff
Come back? Are they canceling LAX-LTO? I thought LAX-LTO was running year-round and SFO was added, too. And AA added PHX this year, I think?
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My bad. I never really followed it after they canceled it the first time.
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