Alaska Airlines Launches Nonstop Flights From Seattle To Toronto

This spring, Toronto will soon welcome another airline visitor after Alaska Airlines announced a new daily service between Seattle and Canada’s largest city. Set to commence in May, the new service initiates a long-awaited expansion to the airline’s Pacific Northwest network as Toronto becomes the sixth Canadian destination in addition to Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver, and Victoria.

Non-stop between Seattle and Toronto

According to Alaska Airlines, the daily non-stop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport is scheduled to begin on May 16th, with the new route utilizing the airline’s Boeing 737-900 fleet for the estimated 4 hours and 40 minutes outbound flight and 5 hours and 15 minutes inbound flight. As per the airline’s website, at this time of writing, airfare prices start at $209 for the airline’s Saver tickets.

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Concerning the airline’s Main tickets, prices start at $259, and $679 for First Class tickets. With Toronto being Canada’s biggest city along Lake Ontario’s shores, passengers can look forward to endless possibilities and plenty of rich history when visiting the bustling downtown and different neighborhoods, alongside the beautiful parks, diverse restaurants, and entertainment venues – especially since the new route will operate year-round.

The flight schedule is as follows:

Anticipated Pacific Northwest expansion for Alaska Airlines

While the new service is undoubtedly exciting, it’s worth noting that this would not be the first time that Alaska Airlines has flown to eastern Canada from the West Coast as in the early 1990s, the carrier flew non-stop between Los Angeles International Airport and Toronto. Still, the new Seattle-Toronto route would be the airline’s first destination in eastern Canada from its home base in Seattle.

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And although this new route addition comes close on the heels of the airline’s most recently developed relationship with its 30th global airline partner – Canadian carrier and Toronto-based Porter Airlines, the oneworld alliance member suggests the Seattle-Toronto route will cater to relatively high passenger demand. Vice President of Revenue Management and Network Planning Kirsten Amrine highlighted:

“We’re always focused on better connecting the Pacific Northwest with additional non-stops in our network. There’s a strong desire by our guests for a Seattle-Toronto flight that connects a pair of exciting cities not only for leisure travel but also links key business centers between the US and Canada.”

Bottom line

After a rough start to the new year, Alaska Airlines finally sees some sunshine with this exciting recent route announcement, which will likely grow popular with passengers since it’s a year-round daily service with relatively convenient departure and arrival timings. Interestingly, the Seattle-Toronto addition might not be the only surprise that the airline might spring this year after hinting that the collaboration with Porter Airlines is set to strengthen further throughout this year.

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Seeing as how Porter Airlines recently commenced flights between Los Angeles and Toronto, and with the San Francisco-Toronto route scheduled to begin on January 25th, alongside Alaska Airlines’ Seattle-Toronto route starting in mid-May, one wonders what other new expansion plans between the US and Canada these two carriers have installed.