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Alaska Airlines is adjusting its flight schedule by removing four transcontinental routes. These changes are set to take effect by August 19, with one seasonal route not being renewed. This adjustment is part of a broader strategy by Alaska Air Group, which aims to align market demand with available routes and fleet capability. To compensate, Hawaiian Airlines, part of the Alaska Air Group, will introduce flights using Boeing 787s.
Despite outreach by Simple Flying, Alaska Airlines did not provide comments before the press deadline. However, the airline's adjustments come as Alaska Air Group prepares for its Q1 2025 analyst conference call scheduled for Thursday at 8:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET.
The routes being discontinued include flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Washington DC's Dulles International Airport. Additionally, flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington Dulles and Nassau, Bahamas, will also cease. The routes to Washington Dulles are legacy connections following Alaska Airlines' 2017 acquisition of Virgin America. The connection from Los Angeles to Nassau was an effort to expand international services, as noted by Kirsten Amrine, vice president of revenue management and network planning for Alaska Airlines, who stated, "We’re also now flying our guests to countries we’ve never served before as we increase our international service."
