Inkonzo yemihla ngemihla phakathi kweSan Jose, California kunye neAustin, eTexas izakuqala nge-2 Septemba 2009 yiAlaska Airlines. Ukongeza, ebutsheni balo nyaka, iAlaska yabhengeza izicwangciso zokudibanisa uSeattle noAustin ngenqwelomoya ejikelezayo yemihla ngemihla eqala nge-3 ka-Agasti ka-2009.
"Indlela yaseSan Jose-Austin lulwandiso lwendalo lwenethiwekhi yethu, inika unxibelelwano olubalulekileyo phakathi kweendawo ezimbini zobuchwephesha," utshilo u-Andrew Harrison, usekela-mongameli weAlaska Airlines kwezokucwangciswa nolawulo lwengeniso. "Siyavuya ukunika abathengi bethu le ntengiso intsha."
Inqwelomoya entsha izakusuka eSan Jose nge-8: 55 kusasa ngePacific kwaye ifike eAustin-Bergstrom International Airport ngo-2: 15 ngokuhlwa. Ukubuya ngenqwelomoya kuya kumka eAustin ngo-3: 00 emva kwemini kwaye kufikwa eSan Jose ngo-4: 40 emva kwemini ixesha lePacific.
Ukongeza, i-Alaska Airlines jet iyakuthatha indawo yeenqwelo moya ezintlanu ezikhoyo phakathi kwePortland neSan Jose, ukwandisa amandla kwintengiso. Inqwelomoya eAlaska izakusuka ePortland ngo-6: 20 kusasa ngexesha lasePacific ize ifike eSan Jose ngo-8: 10 ekuseni ixesha lasePasifiki. Inqwelo moya ebuyayo izakusuka eSan Jose ngo-5: 25 emva kwemini ize ifike ePortland ngo-7: 10 ebusuku.
I-Alaska Airlines iya kuqhuba iinqwelomoya nge-Boeing 737-800s, ihlala abakhweli abali-16 kwiklasi yokuqala kunye ne-141 kwikhabhathi enkulu.
