Alaska Airlines Plans LAX -- Reno, Anchorage -- Vancouver Nonstops.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 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. announced today that it will initiate daily non-stop non-stop non adj → ununterbrochen; (flight) → Nonstop-, Non-Stop- adv → ununterbrochen; [fly] → service between Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Reno and between 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. and Vancouver. The new routes are slated to begin June 8 -- the same day Alaska adds a second non-stop flight A non-stop flight in the aviation industry refers to any flight which does not involve any intermediate stops. Many laymen mistakenly assume that a "direct flight" is similar to a "non-stop flight". between Seattle and New York/Newark. Los Angeles -- Reno will be served with two daily roundtrip round·trip or round-trip also round trip n. A trip from one place to another and back, usually over the same route. flights, Anchorage -- Vancouver with one daily roundtrip. "The new routes are logical additions to Alaska's core markets," said Don Garvett, Alaska's vice president of planning. "They are not only popular destinations, but passengers are able to connect with other flights throughout the Alaska/Horizon system." Scheduled flight scheduled flight schedule n → vol régulier scheduled flight schedule n → Linienflug m times from Los Angeles to Reno are: Alaska Flight 503 -- Departs Los Angeles 8:16 a.m. Arrives Reno 9:31 a.m. Alaska Flight 519 -- Departs Los Angeles 7:56 p.m. Arrives Reno 9:11 p.m. Scheduled flight times from Reno to Los Angeles are: Alaska Flight 500 -- Departs Reno 8:00 a.m. Arrives Los Angeles 9:25 a.m. Alaska Flight 526 -- Departs Reno 10:06 a.m. Arrives Los Angeles 11:06 a.m. Scheduled flight time from Anchorage to Vancouver is: Alaska Flight 102 -- Departs Anchorage 1:01 p.m. Arrives Vancouver 5:19 p.m. Scheduled flight time from Vancouver to Anchorage is: Alaska Flight 105 -- Departs Vancouver 1:10 p.m. Arrives Anchorage 3:34 p.m. The second Seattle to Newark flight operates as a redeye, complementing the existing morning flight. The westbound flight is scheduled for morning, opposite the existing evening flight. The Anchorage -- Vancouver flights and the second Seattle -- Newark flight will operate on a seasonal basis through early September. Alaska also recently announced non-stop service between Seattle and Orlando. The nations ninth-largest carrier, Alaska Airlines was just named 2003 Technology Leader of the Year by Air Transport World magazine. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve more than 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations go to www.alaskaair.com or call Alaska's toll-free reservations line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522). For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com. |
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