Alaska Airlines starts service between Seattle and Colorado Springs and Seattle and Omaha

By BA Staff

Alaska Airlines is inaugurating daily service between Seattle and Colorado Springs, Colo., starting Nov. 1, and between Seattle and Omaha, Nebraska, starting Nov. 7. The flight schedule is shown below:

Summary of new service:
Start dateCity pairDepartsArrivesFrequency
Nov. 1Seattle-Colorado Springs6:20 p.m.9:55 p.m.Daily
Nov. 2Colorado Springs-Seattle8:00 a.m.9:55 a.m.Daily
Start dateCity pairDepartsArrivesFrequency
Nov. 7Seattle-Omaha10:40 a.m.3:45 p.m.Daily
Nov. 7Omaha-Seattle4:15 p.m.5:45 p.m.Daily

Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing said:
"We're thrilled to give our customers in the Pacific Northwest even more great places to fly. In addition to our new flights from Seattle to Colorado Springs and Omaha, we're also starting new flights this month from Portland, Oregon, to Tucson, Arizona, and Reno, Nevada. No one offers more nonstop flights from the Pacific Northwest than Alaska Airlines."

To celebrate the new flights, Alaska Airlines is offering one-way fares starting from $99 between Seattle and Colorado Springs and $159 between Seattle and Omaha. Tickets must be purchased by Nov. 3 for travel through Feb. 28, 2014.

Flights will be operated by SkyWest Airlines using 70-seat CRJ-700 regional jets. Customers can receive soft drinks and Starbucks coffee, A la Cart planeside baggage service, and complimentary Northwest wine and microbrews for passengers 21 years and older.