Alaska Airlines To Launch 18 New Routes

Alaska Airlines has announced a significant expansion across its winter schedule for 2024/25 with plans to enhance its commitment to connectivity.

The expansion includes 18 new nonstop routes, focusing on warm-weather destinations internationally. Furthermore, Alaska Airlines has prioritised offering winter wonderland escapes.

From December 2, 2024, through February 12, 2025, Alaska Airlines will offer daily service using its 737 between Fresno and Guadalajara.

Several weeks later, on December 19, 2024, Alaska Airlines will commence five weekly flights between Boise and Bozeman, operated by the E175. The company says these flights will cease on March 17, 2025.

December 19, 2024, will also see the commencement of year-round flights aboard the E175 between Boise and Orange County (Santa Ana). These flights will be operated daily.

Los Angeles to Kelowna will also operate daily flights for the winter schedule between December 19, 2024, and March 17, 2025. However, the company notes that these flights will vary in frequency.

San Diego will get new service towards Reno and Vail commencing in December. Service towards both locations will be seasonal and thus conclude as the winter schedule ends.

The U.S. carrier is committing to several new flights from Sacramento with service to Los Cabos, Tucson, and Orlando, all commencing on January 6, 2025. A mixture of 737s and E175s will operate these flights, and all flights will conclude on April 21, 2025.

New York JFK will use the 737 to service Puerto Vallarta from January 8, 2025, through April 20, 2025. Kansas City will also see new seasonal flights to the warm-weather destination of Cancun.

Most new routes being launched will not operate year-round but on a seasonal basis, offering customers further flexibility with their travels.

Alaska Airlines says that whether its customers are travelling for pleasure or business, it is committed to offering the best possible flight experience as it prepares for the 2024/25 winter schedule.

From snow sports to warm-weather resorts, the company’s mixture of routes will be essential to meeting demand and allowing for a successful winter operation.