Alaska Air Cargo will utilise the belly space capacity in these aircraft to provide customers with new shipping destinations and increased frequencies throughout the Alaska Airlines system. Customers can ship everything from fresh seafood to e-commerce purchases and other time-sensitive materials. Before the merger, Virgin America did not provide cargo service.
"Our goal is to create a hassle-free experience for our cargo customer and with additional capacity, we are delivering on that commitment," said Jason Berry, Managing Director for Alaska Air Cargo. "With our increased transcontinental connections originating across the west coast, we will be offering more frequency and reliability. Whether you are in Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco or New York, you can count on Alaska Air Cargo to deliver."
Alaska Air Cargo serves 93 destinations and in addition to increased belly load capacity, the carrier recently upgraded its fleet to include three 737-700 retrofitted freighter aircraft.