Alaska Airlines’ Transatlantic Expansion: Balancing Widebody & Narrowbody Boeing Jets

Alaska Airlines made headlines yesterday when it announced that next year will see the carrier make its first forays into the transatlantic market. Indeed, from the spring of 2026, the airline plans to fly directly from its hub atSeattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to London Heathrow (LHR) in the United Kingdom and Reykjavik Keflavik (KEF) in Iceland, which has generated much excitement.