Alaska Airlines adds more nonstop flights from San Diego
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Alaska Airlines announced on Tuesday more nonstop flights out of San Diego International Airport and other actions that will make the airline the one with the most nonstop flights at the airport.
Alaska Airlines is adding new nonstop routes from San Diego to three destinations across the country this year — Phoenix, Denver, and Chicago — and will be adding more flights to the most popular destinations from San Diego — Las Vegas, San Jose, Sacramento and Salt Lake City.
Year-round service between San Diego and Phoenix begins on Aug. 20, while flights between San Diego and Chicago O'Hare and Denver will start on Oct. 4. Each route will fly three times per day in a 737 aircraft.
Then, starting on Oct. 26, Alaska Airlines is adding six daily nonstop flights between San Diego and Las Vegas, Sacramento and San Jose, Calif., and three daily flights to Salt Lake City.
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Tickets for the new routes can be purchased at alaskaair.com. The airline said flights that are part of the expanded schedule will be available for purchase starting this weekend.
With the new routes on the combined Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines network, Alaska Airlines will serve 44 nonstop destinations from San Diego — the most nonstop flights of any airline at the San Diego Airport — along with more than 90 peak-day departures. That includes flights to the East Coast, the Northwest, throughout California, Mexico, Florida and to all four major islands in Hawaii.
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Also, Alaska Airlines is the only airline at the airport offering nonstop flights between San Diego and Washington Reagan National, which started in March 2025.
'We are very pleased that Alaska Airlines is continuing to grow its service from San Diego. The timing is perfect for adding new routes and increasing frequency to existing flights. We look forward to welcoming both leisure and business visitors to our year-round sunny climate while providing more flights from SAN to destinations across the country,' said Kimberly Becker, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority President and CEO.
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The airline also announced that, for a limited time, California and Hawaiʻi residents who join the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan loyalty program will receive $50 off their next flight when they enroll here. Those who live in other states can take advantage of this offer for $25 off their next flight. New members will need to book their travel within 28 days of enrollment and take their flight within 90 days.
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