Alaska is the latest airline gunning to take up the void that Avelo Airlines will leave at Hollywood Burbank Airport.
Alaska said Thursday that it will launch year-round, daily routes connecting Burbank with Eugene, Ore.; Redmond/Bend, Ore.; and Pasco, Wash. The flights commence Oct. 26 and will be operated with regional Embraer E175 planes.
All three routes are currently served by discounter Avelo, which announced this month that it will pull out of Burbank on Dec. 2. Discount carrier Breeze plans to be fighting against Alaska for Avelo's market share, having announced its own service plans from Burbank to Eugene, Pasco and Bend, as well to Eureka, Calif., and Provo, Utah.
Breeze is entering Burbank, but Alaska's there
But Alaska will have the jump on Breeze. The Seattle-based airline already flies to five destinations from Burbank, while Breeze will be a new entrant to the airport. And Breeze's Burbank flights won't begin until March, several months after the new Alaska operations.
The Burbank announcements are among seven newly planned routes Alaska unveiled Thursday connecting California to the northwest. The airline will also begin daily Ontario, Calif.-Boise, Idaho, service and daily Orange County-Spokane, Wash., service on Jan. 7. In addition, Alaska will fly winter seasonally between Santa Rosa, Calif., and Palm Springs five-times weekly beginning Oct. 26 and winter seasonally thrice-weekly between San Diego and the skiing destination of Sun Valley, Idaho, beginning Dec. 18.
Alaska is scheduled to be the lone carrier flying between Ontario and Boise, Cirium flight schedule data shows.
Alaska will also be the only carrier connecting San Diego with Sun Valley, and it will be alone on Santa Rosa-Palm Springs, replacing Avelo service that was discontinued in June.
On Orange County-Spokane, Allegiant currently offers summer seasonal service.