Updated
Updated · Flightglobal · Aug 20
Alaska Adds 2 Seattle-Europe Routes to Reach 12 Intercontinental Flights by 2030
Updated
Updated · Flightglobal · Aug 20

Alaska Adds 2 Seattle-Europe Routes to Reach 12 Intercontinental Flights by 2030

3 articles · Updated · Flightglobal · Aug 20

Summary

  • Alaska Airlines will add two nonstop Seattle routes—to Athens and Paris—extending its international expansion and deepening its long-haul push from its Pacific Northwest hub.
  • May 2027 service is part of a plan to build Seattle into a 12-route intercontinental gateway by 2030, with the new flights operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
  • The additions lift Alaska's total nonstop long-haul Seattle network to seven routes; Athens will become the airline's longest flight.
  • Athens is scheduled to start May 12, 2027, three times weekly, and Paris on May 25, 2027, five times weekly, with introductory roundtrip fares from $999.

Insights

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