Alaska Airlines cancels 11 international routes for 2027
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Alaska Airlines announced the cancellation of 11 international routes slated for 2027, with none of the cuts affecting Seattle‑Tacoma International Airport, Portland International Airport or its Hawaiian destinations.
The airline will retain only the Los Angeles to Kelowna, Canada service, operated by SkyWest on 76‑seat Embraer 175s, which covered 1,328 nautical miles each way and flew solely on Saturdays; the route carried 2,495 round‑trip passengers in 2025 with a 63.7% load factor and 1,872 passengers in 2026 with a 45.7% load factor, dropping to 31.8% in January 2026. Alaska Airlines averaged 43 daily international services in 2026, representing 3% of its total activity.
Between November 2026 and August 2027 the carrier plans an average of 20 daily international departures from Seattle‑Tacoma, a 10% increase over its 2025‑2026 levels.