ALASKA AIRLINES IS STARTING NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SAN DIEGO. TICKETS WENT ON SALE WEDNESDAY, WITH SERVICE STARTING ON OCTOBER 18TH. THIS COMES AS ALASKA AIRLINES MERGES WITH VIRGIN AMERICA.
THIS ALSO MARKS ANOTHER EXPANSION OF OPERATIONS FOR ALASKA AT THE SUNPORT. THE AIRLINE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SERVICE TO PORTLAND, OREGON AND ORANGE COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS SAN FRANCISCO. ALASKA HAS BEEN FLYING FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO SEATTLE SINCE 2014.
