Alaska Airlines Starts Seasonal Service Between San Jose and Palm Springs, Calif. Mileage Plan members can earn double miles on flights through March 27

Alaska Airlines today inaugurates new seasonal service between San Jose and Palm Springs, Calif. The new nonstop route operates through June 2. After a hiatus from June 3 to Oct. 4, seasonal service will then resume Oct. 5, 2012.

“We’re happy to offer this new San Jose-Palm Springs flight as part of our growing route network,” said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of marketing. “Alaska Airlines has served the Palm Springs airport from the Pacific Northwest and San Francisco since 1980. This added route from San Jose rounds out our service to this great community.”

Summary of new San Jose-Palm Springs flights:
Date / City pair / Departs / Arrives / Frequency
Feb 17-Jun 2 / San Jose-Palm Springs / 12:05 p.m. / 1:29 p.m. / Daily
Feb 17-Jun 2 / Palm Springs-San Jose / 2:05 p.m. / 3:41 p.m. / Daily
Times based on local time zones.

Members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan can earn double miles on the new route from Feb. 17 through March 27, 2012. To qualify, customers must first register at www.alaskaair.com.

The seasonal San Jose-Palm Springs route will be operated by Alaska’s sister carrier, Horizon Air, with the fuel-efficient Bombardier Q400.

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