Alaska announces inaugural fares to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1996--Alaska Airlines will kick off its inaugural schedule to the Mexican resort communities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo with special inaugural fares. "Our new service to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo will make an incredible resort destination accessible to travelers on the West Coast," 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. , Alaska's vice president of marketing and planning. "And by offering these inaugural fares, it's a great value too." Alaska will fly to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo four times a week beginning Nov. 7. Nonstop service will be available from 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. , with direct one-stop service from 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 . Easy one-stop connections will be available from Portland and Seattle. The special inaugural fares are each way based on round-trip travel and are available now for travel from Nov. 7 through Dec. 15. (Holiday blackouts apply). The fares begin at $160 from Los Angeles, $200 from San Francisco, and $230 from Seattle and Portland. Service will be provided on 140-seat 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-80 aircraft. Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo are located on the west coast of the Mexican mainland, about 325 miles southeast of 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. . The resort community of Ixtapa offers magnificent beaches, shopping, golf and five star hotels, while nearby Zihuatanejo boasts the relaxed atmosphere of a small fishing village with its beautiful bays and beaches as well as its charming architecture, excellent seafood restaurants and boutique hotels. Vacation packages at seven Ixtapa hotels are also available through 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. Vacations. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines began flying to Mexico in 1988. It currently serves Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan with 11 nonstops from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, and beginning Nov. 7, San Jose. CONTACT: Alaska Airlines, Seattle Jack Evans, 206/433-3134 |
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