Alaska Airlines launches daily nonstop service from Seattle to Tokyo Narita
Alaska and Hawaiian are transforming Seattle into the West Coast’s new premier global gateway. Alaska is planning for at least 12 international destinations with long-haul aircraft from Seattle by 2030.
Alaska Airlines is celebrating a new global connection between the Pacific Northwest and Japan with flights between their hometown hub in Seattle and Tokyo Narita, operated by Hawaiian Airlines’ long-haul aircraft. The new service marks the start of daily nonstops between the two dynamic cities and the beginning of a new era of widebody international flying for Alaska.
The combination of Alaska and Hawaiian is transforming Seattle into the West Coast’s new premier global gateway. Alaska's hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is already the largest airline hub on the West Coast, serving 104 nonstop destinations across North America. Seattle is the closest connection point between the continental U.S. and Tokyo – 7% closer than San Francisco and 13% closer than Los Angeles.
"Our growing fleet of widebody aircraft, which includes the flagship 787 Dreamliner, unleashes a world of possibilities of where we can fly to from Seattle. Looking ahead, we’ll have exciting additional milestones as we share the new international routes we’ll be launching in the coming years, including destinations in Europe, as part of our plans to serve at least 12 international destinations with widebody aircraft from Seattle by 2030.” – Ben Minicucci, CEO at Alaska Air Group
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