Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) NewsFor immediate release: Sept. 1, 2009
The Nerd Bird is back - AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Alaska Airlines will inaugurate daily nonstop service between Austin and San Jose, Calif., starting Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. The flight is nicknamed the “Nerd Bird” because it connects two high-tech markets. Alaska Airlines will add a second daily Austin-San Jose nonstop starting March 14, 2010. “The San Jose-Austin route is a natural extension of our network, providing a vital link between two high-tech hubs,” said Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of planning and revenue management. “We are excited to offer this new market to our customers.” At Austin-Bergstrom, check-in for Alaska Airlines is handled at the Delta Air Lines’ ticket counter. The flight will depart San Jose at 8:55 a.m., arriving in Austin at 2:15 p.m. The return flight departs Austin at 3 p.m. and arrives in San Jose at 4:40 p.m., all times local. The service addition in March departs Austin at 8 a.m., arriving in San Jose at 9:40 a.m. and departs San Jose at 5:50 p.m., arriving in Austin at 11:10 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at www.alaskaair.com or by calling 1-800-ALASKAAIR, (1-800-252-7522). Alaska Airlines will operate the flights with Boeing 737-800s, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin. The Austin - San Jose flight is the second nonstop route introduced by Alaska at Austin-Bergstrom. Alaska Airlines recently joined Austin-Bergstrom International with nonstop service to Seattle on August 3, 2009. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport ranked in the top three for customer service among airports it size around the globe and third for any size in North America in the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality Survey. Austin-Bergstrom has nonstop service to 37 destinations in the U.S. and Canada and served over 9 million passengers in 2008. A complete listing of all nonstop flight destinations from Austin and the airlines that serve them is available on www.abia.org, click on ‘airlines & flights.’ Getting
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