SEATTLE - Alaska Airlines and Virgin America today announces new daily, nonstop service between
Portland, Oregon, and
New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) beginning
Nov. 6;
Portland and
Detroit beginning
Aug. 30; and
Los Angeles and
Philadelphia beginning
Sept. 1.
“Alaska Airlines continues to expand service from our West Coast hubs by adding convenient, nonstop flights to popular destinations like
New York City,
Philadelphia and
Detroit,” said
John Kirby, vice president of capacity planning at Alaska Airlines. “Whether traveling for business or leisure, we continue to meet the needs of our valued guests with more than 800 daily flights in over 300 markets originating from the West Coast.”
With this new service,
Alaska and Virgin America will provide
Portland residents access to 130 daily nonstop flights to 58 destinations, more than any other carrier serving
Portland International Airport.
This added service provides
Rose City flyers greater access to two
New York metropolitan area airports – JFK and
Newark. JFK is the country’s busiest international gateway, and is a prime jumping off point for customers traveling to
Europe and beyond on Alaska Global Partners including British Airways, Icelandair and Condor. Members of the Alaska Mileage Plan can earn and redeem miles when flying on one of Alaska’s global airline partners to over 900 destinations around the globe.
With the new service to
Detroit, Alaska Airlines will offer the only daily, year-round nonstop service from
Portland to the Motor City, home to auto industry giants such as General Motors and Ford Motor Company. Guests will now have access to low fare options, with the reliability and award-winning customer service they have come to expect from their go-to airline on the West Coast.
The new
Los Angeles-
Philadelphia flight builds on the 27 new markets the combined airline has added from
California, since merging with Virgin America in December. Virgin America previously served this market from
April 2012 to
October 2014.
Schedule of new service:
Start Date
|
City pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Aircraft
|
Frequency
|
Aug 30
|
Portland-Detroit
|
10:30 p.m.
|
5:30 a.m.
|
B737
|
Daily
|
Aug 31
|
Detroit-Portland
|
7 a.m.
|
8:45 a.m.
|
B737
|
Daily
|
Sep 1
|
Los Angeles-Philadelphia
|
8:45 p.m.
|
5 a.m.
|
A320 family
|
Daily
|
Sep 2
|
Philadelphia-Los Angeles
|
6:30 a.m.
|
9:26 a.m.
|
A320 family
|
Daily
|
Nov 6
|
Portland-New York (JFK)
|
11:05 p.m.
|
7:30 a.m.
|
B737
|
Daily
|
Nov 7
|
New York (JFK)-Portland
|
9:30 a.m.
|
12:55 p.m.
|
B737
|
Daily
|
Flight times based on local time zones.