ALASKA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE TO YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997--Alaska Airlines announced it will begin service May 10 to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, pending approval from Russian Russian associated in some way with Russia. Russian blue a breed of cats with short, dense, silver-tipped blue-colored coat and vivid green eyes. authorities. Once approved, the city will become the fifth city in the Russian Far East Russian Far East, formerly Soviet Far East, federal district (1989 est. pop. 7,941,000), c.2,400,000 sq mi (6,216,000 sq km), encompassing the entire northeast coast of Asia and including the Sakha Republic, Maritime Territory (Primorsky Kray), served by the carrier. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (pronounced "YOOJ-no sock-hal-eensk") is the regional capital of the Russian island of Sakhalin, just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. "Several major oil and gas companies have invested heavily in exploration projects in the area," said Bill Ayer Bill S. Ayer, 52, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group which is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier Horizon Air. , senior vice president of customer service, marketing and planning for Alaska. "This has spurred demand for a variety of services, including air transportation. As the only U.S. carrier to the Russian Far East, we are in a unique position to expand operations to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk." Alaska intends to operate one round-trip weekly between Seattle and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk via Anchorage Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. . The carrier will offer first class and coach service with connections available to and from the West Coast. Passengers can currently make reservations for the new service through their travel agent or by calling Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. reservations at 800/426-0333. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines began flying to Russia in 1991 and today serves more cities in Russia than any other U.S. carrier. It currently serves the cities of Khabarovsk, Magadan, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vladivostok. CONTACT: Alaska Air Lou Cancelmi -or- Jack Evans For others with the same name, see . Jack Miller (born April 2, 1982 in Parkland, Washington), better known by his ring name Jack Evans, is a professional wrestler who currently competes in the American-based promotion Ring of Honor and the Japanese-based promotion 206/433-3170 206/433-3134 |
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