On June 16 Alaska Airlines resumed operations between Seattle (SEA) and Miami (MIA) after a decade, making MIA the airline’s 100th destination from its main hub at Tacoma Airport (SEA) and providing new travel options for South Florida residents with the Pacific Northeast.
«We are proud to welcome Alaska Airlines back to Miami International Airport for the first time in 10 years. Daily flights to the Pacific Northwest and beyond will provide our residents with more travel options, especially to the beautiful state of Alaska,» said Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County.
AS 305 was flown on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft registered as N913AK, which took off from Seattle (SEA) at 07:13 local time and landed at Miami International Airport (MIA) at 16:00. This new route becomes the company’s fifth destination in the state of Florida.
Flight Itinerary
- Seattle – Miami Flight AS 305 SEA 07:15 – MIA 16:27 daily flights.
- Miami – Seattle Flight AS 728 MIA 17:40 – MIA 21:20 daily flights.
Flights will be operated on Boeing 737 MAX 9 and 737 – 800 NG aircraft with seating capacity of 178 and 159, respectively. Promotional fares are available starting at $159 USD each way.
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners serve more than 120 destinations in the United States and internationally to Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Belize, making it one of the largest airlines in North America. The Seattle-based airline was recently named «Airline of the Year 2022» by Aviation Week Network’s Air Transport World (ATW).
«It is an honor to once again have Alaska Airlines and its award-winning service among our diverse mix of 94 airline partners at MIA. We appreciate Alaska Airlines’ decision to add Miami to their Florida network and make us their 100th non-stop destination from Seattle» said, Ralph Cutié, MIA Director and CEO.
«We are flying new routes and heading to new destinations where our guests want to go. We are seeing strong ticket sales for all of our new nonstop flights. That’s another indication that many of us are ready to get out and go places» said, Brett Catlin, vice president, networks and alliances, Alaska Airlines.
Alaska Airlines scheduling in Florida for the 2022 summer season.
As obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, for the summer season Alaska Airlines will have an offering of 23,562 seats per week 136 air operations to Florida:
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) daily flights.
Miami (MIA)
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) daily flights.
Fort Myers (RSW)
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) twice weekly.
Orlando (MCO)
- Portland (PDX) daily flights.
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) three flights daily.
- San Francisco (SFO) daily flights.
- San Diego (SAN) daily flights.
Tampa (TPA)
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) 10 flights per week.
 and Miami (MIA), making MIA the airline's 100th destination){kind=link}