Alaska Airlines is doubling down on its international ambitions and European expansion. Just months after launching Alaska Airlines first ever long-haul service to Europe including new destinations Rome, London, Reykjavik the Seattle-based carrier has announced Athens and Paris for summer 2027. The additions further cement Seattle as Alaska’s global gateway and move the airline another step away from its historical identity as a primarily West Coast domestic carrier. This growth is additional to Seoul and Tokyo the airlines first long-haul destinations from Seattle after the Hawaiian merger.

Starting in May 2027, Alaska will launch nonstop service from Seattle to Athens three times weekly and Paris five times weekly, operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The Athens flight is particularly notable, becoming the first-ever nonstop link between Seattle and Greece and the only nonstop service between the U.S. West Coast and Athens.…