Alaska Airlines Inaugurates New Flights Between Portland, Ore., and Dallas/Fort Worth

SEATTLE, Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines inaugurates nonstop service between Portland, Ore., and Dallas/Fort Worth starting today.

"Portland-Dallas is the eighth new route we've added from the Rose City since June of last year," said Joe Sprague, the airline's vice president of marketing. "Our customers will not only enjoy convenient nonstop flights, but also seamless connecting opportunities throughout North America via our partner American Airlines at its hub in Dallas/Fort Worth."

Summary of new service:

All times based on local time zones

To celebrate the new service, Alaska Airlines is offering a one-way fare of $129*. Fares must be purchased by Sept. 19, require a 14-day advance purchase, and are valid for travel from Sept. 30 through Nov. 20, 2013. Alaska Airlines will offer double Mileage Plan miles on Portland-Dallas flights between Sept. 16 and Oct. 31, 2013. To qualify, customers must register at www.alaskaair.com prior to their first qualifying flight.

Alaska Airlines has inaugurated service from Portland to seven other destinations since June 2012, including Atlanta, Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., the Hawaiian island of Kauai, Fairbanks, Alaska, Bozeman, Mont., Pasco, Wash., and Santa Barbara, Calif.

For complete fare rules, visit www.alaskaair.com or call 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 800-392-0228).

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves 95 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines has ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction Study^SM for six consecutive years from 2008 to 2013. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.

* General terms and conditions: Fares include all taxes and fees, including the September 11 Security Fee. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. A ticket purchased at an Alaska Airlines airport location or through a reservation call center will cost $15 more per person than the advertised fare. Tickets are nonrefundable, but can be changed for a $75 change fee when changes are made online at alaskaair.com and $100 when made through Alaska Airlines' reservations call centers. (Change fees increase to $125 on Oct. 30.) All fares, taxes and fees shown are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if traveling round trip. A $20 baggage fee will apply for each of the first three checked bags until Oct. 30, when the first and second checked bag fees increase to $25 each. Additional fees apply to check more than two bags and for overweight or oversized items. See checked baggage policy at www.alaskaair.com for more details. Fares are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions —blackout dates, day of week availability, schedule availability, change fees and advance purchase requirements — may apply. Visit www.alaskaair.com or call Alaska Airlines' Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 for complete fare rules.

Terms and conditions for Mileage Plan double miles: 
Registration at www.alaskaair.com prior to the first qualifying flight is required in order to receive double miles. Double miles offer is valid only on qualifying paid Alaska Airlines nonstop flights between Portland and Dallas/Fort Worth. Other rules and restrictions apply. Visit www.alaskaair.com for details.

SOURCE Alaska Airlines