Key Takeaways
- Alaska Airlines now offers daily nonstop flights between Seattle and Toronto using Boeing 737-900 aircraft.
- The service caters to both leisure and business travelers, connecting key commercial hubs.
- Partnership with Porter Airlines expands travel options across Eastern Canada.
Alaska Airlines commenced daily nonstop service between Seattle and Toronto on Thursday, marking the airline’s entry into Canada’s largest city. The new route links Alaska’s home airport at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The Seattle-based carrier will operate one daily round-trip flight between the two cities using Boeing 737-900 aircraft. The morning departure from Seattle is scheduled for 6:50 a.m., arriving in Toronto at 2:30 p.m. The return flight departs Toronto at 3:40 p.m., landing back in Seattle at 5:55 p.m.
The nonstop service aims to cater to both leisure travelers exploring Toronto’s rich cultural attractions and business passengers connecting the commercial hubs of Seattle and Canada’s financial capital. Prior to this route launch, passengers had to connect via other cities to travel between the two airports.
To broaden travel options, Alaska Airlines has formed a partnership with Porter Airlines, allowing bookings on the Canadian regional carrier’s flights from Toronto to cities like Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, and St. John’s via Alaska Airlines’s website.
“There are so many opportunities with our new service between our hometown airport and Toronto, from tremendous leisure travel options to connecting a pair of key business regions in North America,” said Kirsten Amrine, Alaska’s vice president of revenue management and network planning. “Toronto has a lot to offer. And for our guests looking to venture into other areas of Eastern Canada, Porter Airlines can take them there with its signature onboard service.”
Toronto’s bustling downtown, walkable neighbourhoods, parks, cultural attractions, and diverse dining and entertainment scenes hold wide appeal for visitors. “We are very excited to enable this service and simplify travel to the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii,” said Kurush Minocher from Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
Lance Lyttle, Seattle airport’s managing director, welcomed the new international route, noting it “provides a wide array of unique experiences” and “brings Eastern Canada closer with more competition.”
The Seattle-Toronto launch expands Alaska’s presence in Canada, where it already serves Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver, and Victoria. It also reprises a former nonstop service between Los Angeles and Toronto in the early 1990s.
Onboard, Alaska touts premium amenities like the most legroom in first and premium classes among U.S. airlines, complimentary movies and TV shows, satellite Wi-Fi, and pre-order meal options. Its loyalty program allows the fastest path to elite status.
As it inaugurates the Toronto route, Alaska encourages travelers to visit alaskaair.com to explore flight options and take advantage of its expanding network and services.
