SEATTLE, Dec. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today inaugurates thrice-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Los Cabos, Mexico. The flight, which originates in Portland, Ore., is in addition to the carrier's existing Los Cabos service from Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, and seasonal service from Seattle.
Summary of new service: Start Date City Pair Departs Arrives Frequency Wed, Sat, Dec 4 Portland-San Jose 7:50 a.m. 9:40 a.m. Sun San Jose-Los Wed, Sat, Dec 4 Cabos 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Sun Los Cabos-San Wed, Sat, Dec 4 Jose 3:20 p.m. 5:35 p.m. Sun Wed, Sat, Dec 4 San Jose-Portland 7:05 p.m. 8:53 p.m. Sun Times are based on local time zones.
Alaska Airlines introduced service to Mexico in 1988 and flies an average of 1 million passengers annually between the U.S. West Coast and Mexico. Alaska and sister carrier Horizon Air together serve seven Mexico beach destinations -- Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta -- in addition to Guadalajara and Mexico City.
The new flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group , together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008, 2009 and 2010 North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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