Alaska Airlines announced a few moments ago the opening of three routes to cities in Mexico from its San Francisco International Airport hub: Loreto, Mazatlán and Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo.
Alaska Airlines has been operating in Mexico since 1988, but these three destinations are especially relevant because they are unprecedented for any US carrier.
Alaska has more nonstop flights to Mexico from the West Coast than any other US airline. This winter, the carrier will have up to 27 daily departures: 20 from California and seven from the Pacific Northwest.
The three new Alaska Airlines routes:
«Our guests are eager to relax, unwind and have fun, and the places we fly to in Mexico are ideal places to do so,» said Brett Catlin, vice president of network and alliances for Alaska Airlines. «With a total of seven direct destinations from the Bay Area this winter, including San Francisco and San Jose options, tropical paradise is just hours away. Plus, we offer convenient direct flights from Los Angeles and San Diego. to a variety of destinations in Mexico and Latin America, «he added.
In addition to the new seasonal nonstop service from San Francisco to Loreto, Mazatlán and Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo, Alaska also has nonstop flights from San Francisco to Cancun, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. From San José, it operates nonstop to Guadalajara, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta.
New flights between SFO and Mexico
The company serves eight destinations in Mexico from its west coast hubs: Cancun, Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.