Alaska Airlines Offering Fares on New Flights From San Jose and Sacramento, Calif., to Guadalajara, Mexico

$119* introductory one-way fares now available for service starting in December

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Oct 14, 2010, 08:00 ET

SEATTLE, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines is now offering fares for sale on its new service between San Jose, Calif., and Guadalajara, Mexico, starting Dec. 15 and between Sacramento, Calif., and Guadalajara, starting Dec. 16, 2010, subject to government approval.

Summary of new service:

Date	City Pair	Departs	Arrives	Frequency
Dec 15	San Jose-Guadalajara	10:50 p.m.	5 a.m.	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Dec 16	Guadalajara-San Jose	7 a.m.	8:50 a.m.	Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat
Dec 16	Sacramento-Guadalajara	11:15 p.m.	5 a.m.	Tues, Thurs, Sat
Dec 17	Guadalajara-Sacramento	7 a.m.	8:50 a.m.	Wed, Fri, Sun

Times are based on local time zones.

Introductory fares start at $119* each way for tickets purchased by Oct. 28, 2010, for travel completed by March 9, 2011. Fares are available for booking today at www.alaskaair.com or by calling 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522 or TTY/TTD line 1-800-392-0228).

The new flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008, 2009 and 2010 North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

*Terms and conditions for introductory one-way fares: Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 28, 2010, for travel starting Dec. 15, 2010, between San Jose and Guadalajara, and Dec. 16, 2010, between Sacramento and Guadalajara. Travel must be completed by March 9, 2011. All flights do not operate daily; see summary of new service above.

General terms and conditions: 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. Travelers are responsible for the following taxes and fees, as applicable: Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9 (amount depends on itinerary), Federal Segment Tax of $3.70 per segment (takeoff and landing), and September 11 Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement.

Additional fees for Mexico travel: U.S. Immigration User Fee of $7, U.S. Aphis Fee of $5, U.S. International Transportation Tax of $16.10, Mexico International Departure Tax of up to $33 (fluctuates with dollar-peso exchange rate), Mexico Tourism Tax of up to $24 (fluctuates with dollar-peso exchange rate) and Mexico Transportation Tax of 4 percent of the fare (fluctuates with dollar-peso exchange rate). Additional U.S. taxes may apply to itineraries involving a U.S. stopover lasting more than 12 hours.

Other important information: All fares, taxes and fees are in U.S. dollars. All taxes and fees shown are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if traveling roundtrip. All fares, taxes and fees are subject to change without notice and other restrictions apply. Tickets are nonrefundable. Changes made at alaskaair.com incur a $75 per person change fee and any difference in fare. Ticket changes made through an Alaska Airlines reservation call center or airport ticket counter incur a $100 per person change fee and any difference in fare. A $20 baggage fee will apply for each of the first three checked bags. Additional fees apply to check more than three bags and for overweight or oversized items. See checked baggage policy at alaskaair.com for more details.

SOURCE Alaska Airlines