Alaska Airlines Plans Return to Long Beach With Request for Three Flight Slots.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2002 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 has formally requested three flight slots to serve Long Beach this fall after a seven-year absence from the airport. If approved, Alaska would begin service September 8 with three flights to Seattle. Alaska's roots in Long Beach stretch back to 1982 when the carrier began service there. Alaska later acquired Long Beach-based Jet America in 1986, which merged with Alaska the following year. The carrier ceased service to Long Beach in 1995 after 13 years of service. Today, Alaska serves six destinations in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, -- Burbank, 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. , Ontario, Orange County, Palm Springs and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Together with its regional affiliate, Horizon Air, the two airlines serve more than 80 destinations in Alaska, the West Coast and Mexico, as well as Chicago and Washington, D.C. Alaska boasts a quiet, all-Stage Three fleet of 102 modern jet aircraft, consisting of McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. MD-80s and Boeing 737s. |
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