Overview
- Four-times-weekly Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights between Seattle and Rome will go on sale this fall and begin in May 2026.
- Last year’s $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines provided Alaska with long-haul jets and access to 29 new international markets.
- Alaska kicked off service to Tokyo’s Narita Airport in May and plans to start Seoul flights in September.
- The carrier expects Federal Aviation Administration approval for a single operating certificate for its combined fleet in the fourth quarter of 2025.
- Alaska’s global gateway strategy aims to establish Seattle as the West Coast’s primary hub for expanded routes to Europe and Asia.