October 16, 2024:
At this time, the U.S. Division of Transportation introduced that it has tentatively granted Alaska Airways slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport (DCA) to introduce nonstop every day spherical journey service to San Diego (SAN). This brings us one step nearer to providing the one nonstop service between these two main markets. Alaska urges DOT to finalize the choice of our utility to serve San Diego as quickly as potential. Alaska is proud to attach these two important markets and appears ahead to offering our premium service to friends in San Diego, Washington, D.C. and throughout the West Coast.
“Management from all trade sectors and communities throughout the San Diego area have spoken up in help of nonstop air service between DCA and SAN. We admire that DOT’s considerate evaluation helps restoring service between the nation’s largest unserved aviation market. We look ahead to the ultimate order to cement the service that each San Diego and Alaska Airways have been advocating for greater than ten years,” stated Kimberly J. Becker, President and CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
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July 9, 2024:
Alaska Airways has formally submitted our utility to the U.S. Division of Transportation to function a brand new roundtrip flight between San Diego Worldwide Airport (SAN) and Reagan Nationwide Airport in Washington, D.C. (DCA). The service can be a every day nonstop between the 2 cities. If accepted by the U.S. DOT, our flight can be the one nonstop connecting San Diego and Reagan Nationwide.
Study extra about our utility to the U.S. DOT right here.
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Might 15, 2024:
By the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024, 5 new flights have been opened to extend direct service to our nation’s capital. Alaska Airways intends to use to the U.S. Division of Transportation for one of many new slot pairs to provoke service from San Diego, CA (SAN) to Washington, D.C.’s Reagan Nationwide Airport (DCA).
Alaska Airways already connects the West Coast to DCA with nonstop service from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. San Diego presently has no nonstop service to DCA.
“San Diego is the biggest market with out nonstop service to Reagan Nationwide Airport,” stated Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airways Chief Business Officer. “This new route wouldn’t solely join southern Californians to our nation’s capital, however it could additionally present seamless connectivity on Alaska Airways’ numerous routes permitting friends to attach by San Diego. We’ve proudly served the Washington, D.C. area for many years and look ahead to the chance to broaden entry to our friends alongside the West Coast.”
“The San Diego area has waited for a really very long time for a chance to revive nonstop air service to Reagan Nationwide Airport,” stated Kim Becker, President and CEO of San Diego Worldwide Airport (SAN). “We look ahead to proceed working with Alaska Airways, San Diego’s Congressional delegation, and Mayor Todd Gloria to safe this very important nonstop service between the Nation’s Capital and San Diego for the good thing about our area’s protection, know-how, and tourism industries.”