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Alaska Airlines to Fly Between Seattle and San Luis Obispo

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Alaska Airlines, a unit of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK - Free Report) , recently announced the launch of a new service between Seattle and San Luis Obispo, California from Apr 13, 2017. The daily and non-stop flight between the two destinations will be launched to cater to growing passengers on this increasingly popular route.

New Route and Flight Features

Flights from Seattle will land in the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, which receives passengers from regions like Southern Monterey County in the North and Northern Santa Barbara County in the South. Notably, this will be the 16th city in California where Alaska Airlines will fly to. The director of airports for San Luis Obispo County stated that the new route will be an important link between Pacific Northwest and Central Coast. The two and a half hour flight will depart Seattle daily at 8 a.m. and start the return journey from San Luis Obispo at 12 p.m.

The flight will be operated by SkyWest Airlines, a unit of SkyWest Inc. (SKYW - Free Report) which will use Embraer E175 jets. These jets have seating capacity of 76 with 52 seats in the main cabin and 12 seats each in the first class and Preferred Plus. Passengers will have access to Wi-Fi Internet, free and premium entertainment, and 110 volt power charging facility in the first class. The airline will also provide complementary and for-purchase snacks. Tickets for the flight are already available on the company’s website.

Earlier this month, Alaska Airlines had announced a daily non-stop flight between Portland and Orlando. The service is slated to be launched in Mar 2017. Interestingly, this is the first and only non-stop flight service between the two cities.

Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider

Alaska Air Group currently has a Zacks Rank # 4 (Sell). Investors interested in the airline sector may consider stocks like Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPCAY - Free Report) with a Zack Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA with a Zacks Ranks #2 (Buy).

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