E hoʻomaka ana ka lawelawe i kēlā me kēia lā ma waena o San Jose, Kaleponi a me Austin, Texas i ka lā 2 Kepakemapa 2009 e Alaska Airlines. Eia hou, ma mua o kēia makahiki, ua hoʻolaha ʻo Alaska i nā hoʻolālā e hoʻopili iā Seattle a me Austin me kahi lele huakaʻi i kēlā me kēia lā e hoʻomaka ana i ʻAukake 3, 2009.
"ʻO ke ala San Jose-Austin kahi hoʻonui maoli o kā mākou pūnaewele, e hāʻawi ana i kahi loulou koʻikoʻi ma waena o ʻelua mau ʻenehana kiʻekiʻe," wahi a Andrew Harrison, ka pelekikena hope o Alaska Airlines no ka hoʻolālā a me ka hoʻokele waiwai. "Ua hauʻoli mākou e hāʻawi i kēia mākeke hou i kā mākou mea kūʻai aku."
E haʻalele ka mokulele hou iā San Jose ma 8:55 am ka manawa Pākīpika a hōʻea i Austin-Bergstrom International Airport ma 2:15 pm Wa waena. E haʻalele ka huakaʻi hoʻi iā Austin i ka hola 3:00 pm Wa waena a hōʻea i San Jose ma 4:40 pm manawa Pākīpika.
Eia kekahi, e pani ana kahi mokulele Alaska Airlines i kekahi o ʻelima mau mokulele ʻo Horizon Air ma waena o Portland a me San Jose, e hoʻonui ana i ka hiki ma ka mākeke. E haʻalele ana ka mokulele Alaska iā Portland i ka hola 6:20 am ka manawa Pākīpika a hōʻea i San Jose i ka hola 8:10 am ka manawa Pākīpika. E haʻalele ka mokulele hoʻi iā San Jose i ka hola 5:25 pm a hōʻea i Portland i ka hola 7:10 pm.
E hoʻokele ʻo Alaska Airlines i nā mokulele me Boeing 737-800s, e hoʻokipa ana i 16 mau mea kaʻa ma ka papa mua a me 141 ma ka hale nui.
