SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines
has announced today a significant codeshare expansion with our
European oneworld partner Finnair, the latest in a series of
partnership expansions for Alaska
since joining the global alliance in March
2021.
Beginning now, Finnair passengers can book connecting flights
through Seattle – our hometown
airport – to more than 60 destinations throughout Alaska's network for travel beginning
June 1, 2022. The codeshare flights
with Alaska will be identified on
Finnair's website and the carrier's other booking platforms.
Finnair's new nonstop service between Helsinki and Seattle begins June
1 with flights three times a week (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) on the airline's Airbus A330 aircraft.
"We joined oneworld for the opportunity to expand
partnerships with world-class airlines such as Finnair. This
agreement will offer its customers and our guests amazing travel
possibilities," said Nat Pieper, senior vice president of
fleet, finance and alliances at Alaska Airlines. "Connecting
Finnair's vast network across Europe and beyond with dozens of Alaska's popular markets will bring the
Continent and much of the West Coast closer together."
Since becoming a oneworld member on March 31, 2021, Alaska has added more than 250 codeshare
routes. We've implemented new partnerships with member airlines
Qatar Airways and Iberia Airlines, and expanded cooperation with
existing oneworld partners American Airlines, British
Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines and Qantas
Airways. By this summer, Alaska
and these eight oneworld airlines will offer more than
78 daily international flights from Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco and Los Angeles,
enabling seamless connectivity to Alaska's comprehensive
network up and down the West Coast.
With oneworld and our additional airline
partners, Alaska guests can fly to as many as 1,000
destinations around the world. Flyers can also earn and redeem
miles with our highly acclaimed Mileage
Plan program to fly on more than
20 oneworld and partner airlines
worldwide.
Alaska remains committed to Next-Level Care for
its guests and employees by implementing more than 100 ways to
maintain the highest standard of safety – from clean planes to
clean air in the cabin with hospital-grade air filtration systems.
For everyone's safety on board, Alaska continues to enforce the federally
mandated mask policy, even for those who are fully
vaccinated.
About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and our regional partners serve more than
120 destinations across the United States, Belize,
Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico.
We emphasize Next-Level
Care for our guests, along with providing low fares,
award-winning customer service and sustainability efforts.
Alaska is a member
of the oneworld global alliance. With the
alliance and our additional airline partners, guests can travel to
more than 1,000 destinations on more than 20 airlines while earning
and redeeming miles on flights to locations around the world. Learn
more about Alaska at
newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE:
ALK).
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