Alaska Airlines expands operations at Portland, Oregon

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) will begin new service between Portland, Oregon, and Atlanta starting on August 26 and between Portland and Dallas/Fort Worth starting on September 16, 2013.

“With today’s announcement, we will have committed to eight new routes from Portland within the last 12 months as we continue expansion of this hub,” said Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of planning and revenue management. “With these new flights to Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth, our Portland-area customers will not only enjoy two new nonstop destinations, but seamless connecting opportunities throughout North America via our partners Delta Air Lines and American Airlines at their respective hubs in Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth.”

During the past year, Alaska Airlines has expanded Portland service to Bozeman, Montana, Santa Barbara, California, Pasco, Washington, Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., and Kauai. In addition to the two new markets announced today, Alaska is also scheduled to begin flying between Portland and Fairbanks, Alaska, on June 9, 2013.

The Portland-Atlanta flight will replace one of the two scheduled Seattle/Tacoma-Atlanta flights, which the carrier will reduce to one daily flight starting on August 26.

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737-790 WL N607AS (msn 29751) in the Portland Timbers special livery taxies to the gate at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport hub.

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