CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alaska Airlines is coming to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, which said Thursday the carrier will start a daily nonstop to Seattle on June 10, 2027.
The airline will be the ninth domestic carrier flying out of Charlotte when service begins. The route will run every day, all year, using a Boeing 737, between Charlotte and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
According to the airline’s schedule, the inbound plane from the West Coast is due on the ground in Charlotte at 4:51 p.m. Eastern time, with the return trip pushing back at 5:54 that evening. Seats on the route are already on sale through the airline. From Seattle, travelers can connect on Alaska to cities across the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii and other destinations.
Airport chief executive Haley Gentry said in a release that growing air service is key to keeping up with a fast-growing region, and that the new flight gives local travelers more options and easier connections.
Charlotte travelers already have one nonstop option to Seattle on American Airlines, the airport’s dominant carrier. Delta, Southwest and United also sell Charlotte-to-Seattle trips, but those itineraries require a stop along the way.
Alaska is the first new domestic airline to set up shop at Charlotte since Sun Country arrived in April 2023 with flights twice a week to Minneapolis-St. Paul. JetBlue also came back to Charlotte this year after two years away.
The Seattle route will be the only Alaska Airlines service at Charlotte when it opens next summer, giving the West Coast carrier its first foothold at the Queen City airport.
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