Alaska says it will begin serving a new long-haul route later this year. In 2024, after finalizing its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, the airline shared plans to add long-haul flights from its Seattle hub.
These include Tokyo Narita and Seoul, South Korea, in 2025. By 2030, the carrier is slated to add 12 long-haul international destinations from Seattle.
Service to Tokyo will begin on May 12, operating daily. On Tuesday, Alaska shared launch details for its Seoul route.
Starting on Sept. 12, the carrier will connect Seattle and Seoul with five weekly flights. Like its other long-haul route, this market will be served with a Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200.
Move to Dreamliner
Later, though, Alaska says it plans to add the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to this route. Currently, Hawaiian has just two 787s in its fleet, with more planned for delivery.
“With our robust network, we can connect our guests through our global gateway in Seattle for convenient nonstop service to Seoul and Tokyo, with additional connections to other Asian destinations with our global partners,” said Alaska’s commercial chief, Andrew Harrison, in a news release. “As we grow our global network from Seattle in the coming years, we’ll announce new international routes to dynamic destinations that we know our guests are going to love to visit.”
