Alaska Air Cargo has launched its freighter service from Anchorage to Los Angeles through Seattle.
The new twice-weekly freighter service is the carrier’s first beyond Seattle in the lower 48, and will meet growing demand on the West Coast:
Over the past year, Alaska Air Cargo says it has been moving more retail goods and perishables from Southern California including ecommerce from the Bay Area – to Anchorage and communities across Alaska. The northbound freighters are timed to provide same-day or next-day service to all stations across Alaska.
Southbound, the new freighter service gives more options to fly fresh seafood to Southern California.
The increased capacity also provides new opportunities for larger, palletized parts and supplies for aerospace, biotechnology and other industries.
The carrier has expanded its Los Angeles station hours to 24/7.
Later in May, the route will be served by larger 737-800BCF freighters, which have 10,000lbs more capacity per aircraft than the existing 737-700s.
Regional sales manager for California, Mike Narowski, said: “The freighter gives us the capacity to carry large machinery and other bulky shipments that just weren’t possible in the past. With more expansions coming this year in belly-cargo routes serving LAX and other markets, we are poised to be the largest passenger cargo network on the West Coast.”