Alaska Airlines to fly San Jose-Austin 'nerd bird' - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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A week after said it wouled cease theSan Jose-Austin daily service that bore that said Monday it will inaugurat daily service between the technology hubs startingt Sept. 2. The flights earned the nicknamse because they are usually fillee withtech workers. The San Jose-Austin route is a naturakl extension ofour network, providing a vital link betweenj two high-tech hubs,” said Andrew Alaska Airlines’ vice president of planning and revenuee management. “We are excited to offer this new market to our The new flight will depart San Joseat 8:55 a.m. Pacific time and arrivde at Austin-Bergstrom International Airportat 2:15 p.m. Centra l time.
The return flight will depart Austimn at3 p.m. Central time and arrivs in San Joseat 4:40 p.m. Pacific The flight will originat ein Portland, Ore. An Alaska Airlinews jet will replace one of five existingf Horizon Air flights betweenj Portland andSan Jose, increasing capacity in the market. The Alaskas flight will depart Portlandat 6:20 a.m. Pacific time and arrive in San Joseat 8:10 a.m. Pacifi time. The return flight will depart San Joseat 5:25 p.m. and arriv e in Portland at 7:10 p.m.
Alaskas Airlines will operate the flights withBoeing 737-800s, accommodatinv 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group together serve more than 90 citiesa through an expansive network in the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and