Alaska Airlines Upgauge Alaska Panhandle Milk Run Aircraft From June 2022
Published at 0200GMT 09JUN22
Alaska Airlines from mid-June 2022 plans to increase capacity on Alaska Panhandle milk run service, as 124-seater 737-700 being replaced by 159-seater 737-800 and 178-seater 737-900ER on certain directions. Based on schedule listing, the -800 is scheduled to mid-Nov 2022, while the airline intends to switch to larger -900ER from the same time.
Certain routing or sectors for Alaska Panhandle milk run service also scheduled with 737-800/-900ER may be omitted from the list below.
Anchorage – Juneau – Petersburg – Wrangell – Ketchikan – Seattle 737-700 replaced by following aircraft on southbound flight
16JUN22 – 17NOV22 737-800 (J12Y147; 737-900ER on 25JUL22)
18NOV22 – 04JAN23 737-900ER (J16Y162; Anchorage – Juneau sector 737-800)
Seattle – Ketchikan – Sitka – Juneau 737-700 replaced by following aircraft on northbound flight
01JUL22 – 16NOV22 737-800
17NOV22 – 04JAN23 737-900ER
Sitka – Juneau – Anchorage 737-700 replaced by following aircraft Sitka – Juneau sector, and northbound Juneau – Anchorage flight
18JUN22 – 17NOV22 737-800
18NOV22 – 04JAN23 737-900ER
Schedules on/after 17-18NOV22 remains likely to change in the next few months.