- An expanded route network with nearly 1,200 daily flights to 118 destinations across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica and Cuba
- More nonstop destinations served from the West Coast than any airline
- A global network of partner airlines that, together with Alaska, fly to more than 800 destinations worldwide
- New daily flights to Orlando, Florida; Minneapolis; and Orange County, California from its San Francisco hub starting summer 2017 – service will be available for sale Dec. 21.
- Starting Dec. 19, Virgin America Elevate members and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can earn rewards on each other's flights; elite members will receive priority check-in and priority boarding on each other's flights
- Starting Dec. 19, customers can purchase Virgin America tickets at alaskaair.com
- A fuel efficient fleet of 286 aircraft with an average age of 8.1 years, the youngest of the top five U.S. airlines
- Corporate headquarters in Seattle
- Hubs in Seattle, Portland, Anchorage, San Francisco and Los Angeles – the most West Coast hubs of any airline
Alaska Air Group closes acquisition of Virgin America, becomes the 5th largest U.S. airline
posted by AJOT | Dec 14 2016 at 09:37 AM | Air Cargo
Customers get more flights, more low fares, more rewards and more to love; company to unveil co-branded Boeing 737-900ER today featuring a special, one-time livery
Highlights of the combination: