Alaska Airlines Launching Nonstop San Diego-Baltimore Flights

SAN DIEGO -- Residents of the area who either are from the East Coast or visit there occasionally will have a new flight option as of next spring.

On Nov. 16, Alaska Airlines announced plans to continue its expansion from the West Coast with new nonstop service between San Diego and Baltimore, beginning March 15, 2017.

"Our San Diego customers will soon enjoy nonstop flights to this historic seaport city, as well as easy access to the nation's capital nearby," John Kirby, Alaska Airlines' vice president of capacity planning, said in a statement.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport represents the fourth East Coast destination added by Alaska from San Diego since 2012. San Diego, which is Alaska Air's Southern California focus city, recently added the destinations of Boston, Orlando and Newark, New Jersey, which begins service later this month.

Alaska says it will serve the route with Boeing 737 aircraft, which can seat 188 people at maximum.

Tickets for the new routes went on sale Nov. 16. To purchase, visit www.alaskaair.com or call (800) ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522).

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