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Alaska Airlines Expands San Diego Service by 30%

DALLAS — Alaska Airlines (AS) will increase its San Diego schedule by 30%, adding three new nonstop routes and expanding frequencies on high-demand city pairs.

New Nonstop Routes (Year‑Round)

  • Phoenix (PHX) – 3× daily, beginning August 20, 2025
  • Chicago O’Hare (ORD) – 3× daily, starting October 4, 2025
  • Denver (DEN) – 3× daily, beginning October 4, 2025

(All flights on Boeing 737; DEN is also served by Embraer 175.)

Increased Frequencies (Effective October 26, 2025)

  • Las Vegas (LAS): from 4 to 6 daily departures
  • Sacramento (SMF): from 4 to 6 daily departures
    San Jose (SJC): from 4 to 6 daily departures
    Salt Lake City (SLC): from 1 to 3 daily departures

Network, Connections

  • 44 nonstop destinations from San Diego, more than any other airline, with over 90 peak‑day departures.
  • Seamless one‑stop access to 330+ global cities via oneworld and other partners.
  • In March 2025, the SAN–Reagan National service was launched—the only nonstop link from San Diego to DCA.

Loyalty Offer

  • New Mileage Plan members in California and Hawaiʻi receive $ 50 off their next ticket; others receive $ 25 off.
  • Must enroll, book within 28 days, and travel within 90 days.

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Exploring Airline History Volume I

David H. Stringer, the History Editor for AIRWAYS Magazine, has chronicled the story of the commercial aviation industry with his airline history articles that have appeared in AIRWAYS over two decades. Here, for the first time, is a compilation of those articles.

Subjects A through C are presented in this first of three volumes. Covering topics such as the airlines of Alaska at the time of statehood and Canada's regional airlines of the 1960s, the individual histories of such carriers as Allegheny, American, Braniff, and Continental are also included in Volume One. Get your copy today!