SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines is expanding its service from its Seattle hub with five new nonstop routes set to launch in 2027, giving travelers direct access to destinations across the United States and Mexico.
Alaska Airlines says that beginning in spring and summer 2027, the carrier will add nonstop flights from Seattle to Charlotte, N.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Norfolk, Va.; Des Moines, Iowa; and Guadalajara, Mexico.
The expansion marks the airline’s largest summer route launch in Seattle to date and brings its total network from the city to 119 nonstop destinations, said the airline.
Alaska says the service to Jacksonville, Norfolk and Des Moines will establish the first-ever direct nonstop connections between Seattle and those three cities. In addition to creating new links for coastal Virginia and northeast Florida, the Des Moines route represents Alaska Airlines’ debut service into Iowa.
Seasonal service to Guadalajara will launch first on March 18, 2027, and operate through Aug. 9, 2027. Alaska Airlines will run the international route three times weekly using Boeing 737 aircraft, connecting Pacific Northwest travelers directly to the region’s food, arts scene and cultural traditions.
Daily, year-round domestic service to Charlotte and Norfolk will begin on June 10, 2027. They say Charlotte opens a route to one of the fastest-growing cities in the Southeast and a major alliance hub for oneworld. Norfolk brings Seattle closer to coastal Virginia, serving the area’s military community as well as local beaches located near the airport.
Daily, year-round flights to Jacksonville and Des Moines will follow two weeks later on June 24, 2027. Jacksonville establishes a new nonstop link to Florida’s northeast coast, while Des Moines connects Seattle to the upper Midwest.
The new service schedule will begin with the Guadalajara flights in March 2027, followed by the four domestic routes starting in June 2027.
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