Alaska Airlines to Increase Flying Between San Francisco and Mexico by Nearly 50 Percent.Business Editors, Travel Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2001 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. will increase flying between San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Mexico by nearly 50 percent this summer as it inaugurates year-round nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. service to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and boosts the number of flights to Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta (pwār`tō väyär`tä), city (1990 pop. 93,503), Jalisco state, W Mexico. Located on the expansive Bahía de Banderas [Bay of Flags], Puerto Vallarta has been used since the 16th cent. and Los Cabos Los Cabos is a municipality located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, in the state of Baja California Sur. It encompasses the towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, as well as the Resort Corridor that lies between the two. . Beginning June 10, the airline is scheduled to fly a total of 22 nonstop flights a week to Mexico from San Francisco, compared to 15 nonstop flights a week last summer. "Interest in Mexico as a summer destination has grown as Bay Area travelers look for ways to get more value from their vacation dollar," said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska's senior vice president of marketing and planning. The new nonstop service to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo is scheduled to depart San Francisco Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. and arrive in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo at 4:46 p.m. The return nonstop flight is scheduled to depart Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo at 5:28 p.m. Saturdays, arriving back in San Francisco at 8 p.m. Alaska will continue to offer its same-plane, one-stop service to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo from San Francisco via 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. three times a week this summer on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. In addition to its daily service to Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos, Alaska Airlines will add three weekly flights to each destination from San Francisco this summer. Alaska will add a second flight to Puerto Vallarta on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and a second flight to Los Cabos on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Nonstop service is also available Saturdays to Mazatlan from San Francisco. Alaska Airlines serves 43 destination in Alaska, Canada, Mexico and the Lower 48. For reservations, visit Alaska Airlines online at www.alaskaair.com or call Alaska's toll-free reservations line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800/252-7522). Or call your travel agent. Alaska Airlines offers a variety of vacation packages to Mexico -- including airfare air·fare n. Fare for travel by aircraft. Noun 1. airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance , hotels, tours and car rentals. For more information, visit Alaska Airlines Vacations online at www.alaskaair.com. The site features colorful photos, along with detailed information about hotels and tours to help travelers make their vacation decisions. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com. |
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