LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines
inaugurated new service between Los
Angeles International Airport and Costa Rica's two major international airports,
further strengthening the airline's southern California focus city. The eight weekly
flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to
San Jose (SJO) and Liberia/Guanacaste (LIR), Costa Rica, started Saturday and Sunday
respectively, and is the first international destination
Alaska has launched since 1991,
when the Seattle-based airline
introduced seasonal service to Magadan, Russia.
"As the most popular Central American tourist destination for
U.S. travelers, Costa Rica is one
of the best places in the Western Hemisphere for adventure
tourism," said John Kirby, Alaska
Airlines' vice president of capacity planning. "With the addition
of Costa Rica, Alaska offers up to 80 peak season weekly
departures from Southern
California to Latin
America, more than any other airline."
Liberia is the gateway to the
Guanacaste region in the western part of the country, renowned for
surfing and sport fishing. While the capital city of San Jose, located about 130 miles from
Liberia, boasts museums and
historic Spanish colonial architecture. On the blog: Read an
Insider's Guide to Costa Rica.
Summary of new service:
Start
date
|
City
pair
|
Departs
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Oct 31
|
Los Angeles-San
Jose
|
8:35 a.m.
|
3:30 p.m.
|
Mon, Wed, Fri,
Sat
|
Oct 31
|
San Jose-Los
Angeles
|
4:30 p.m.
|
10 p.m.
|
Mon, Wed, Fri,
Sat
|
|
Nov 1
|
Los
Angeles-Liberia
|
8:40 a.m.
|
4:25 p.m.
|
Tues, Thurs, Sat,
Sun
|
Nov 1
|
Liberia-Los
Angeles
|
5:25 p.m.
|
9:40 p.m.
|
Tues, Thurs, Sat,
Sun
|
All times based on local time zones
The new flights will be operated with fuel-efficient, next
generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which feature free and premium
entertainment direct to customer devices, as well as 110v and USB
outlets at every seat for charging laptops, smartphones and
tablets. Additionally, all flights feature food and beverages
sourced with items from iconic Pacific Northwest brands. Customers
can also rent inflight entertainment tablets, which include
recently-released blockbuster movies, TV, Xbox games, music, and
digital magazines.
Customers traveling from Los
Angeles can connect to 21 destinations on Alaska Airlines'
600 weekly flights and earn and use award miles to travel to 84
nonstop destinations worldwide on partners American Airlines, Delta
Air Lines, Air France, Aeromexico, British Airways, Cathay Pacific,
Emirates, Fiji Airways, KLM, Hainan Airlines, Icelandair, Korean
Air, LAN and Qantas.
Since 2010, Alaska has entered
90 new markets, including 26 new cities. By the end of 2015,
Alaska will have added 21
new markets, which includes 10 new cities.
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100
cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Costa
Rica. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer
Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North
American Airline Satisfaction Study for eight consecutive years
from 2008 to 2015. Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan also ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty Rewards
Programs" in the J.D. Power 2014 and 2015 Airline Loyalty/Rewards
Program Satisfaction Report. For reservations, visit
www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit Alaska
Airlines' newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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