Alaska Airlines plans to add a handful of new routes beginning this winter. The Seattle-based carrier announced these flights on Thursday.
From Burbank, California, the airline will begin serving Eugene, Oregon; Pasco, Washington; and Redmond, Oregon. These year-round routes will begin on Oct. 26, operating daily with an Embraer E175.
Alaska’s new service from Burbank comes as ultra-low-cost carrier Avelo plans to pull out of the market later this year. It will also compete with Breeze in some of these markets.
Starting on Jan. 7, the airline will also connect Boise, Idaho, and Ontario, California. In addition, Alaska will fly between Spokane, Washington, and Orange County, California.
Both year-round routes will operate once daily on an E175.
“We’re the only global airline based on the West Coast, and we’re proud to offer the most flights and seats between California, Washington, and Oregon,” said Kirsten Amrine, Alaska’s vice president of revenue management and network planning, in a news release. “These new additions further expand our ability to take our guests between growing markets in California and the Pacific Northwest for leisure and business travel.”
Seasonal Routes
Alaska is also slated to add some seasonal flights. On Oct. 26, the carrier will begin linking Palm Springs and Santa Rosa in California with five weekly flights.
San Diego-to-Sun Valley in Idaho will see three times weekly E175 flights starting on Dec. 18.
