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Alaska Airlines announces nonstop flights from Seattle to Athens and Paris

Aug 20, 2026, 12:45 PM | Updated: 12:52 pm

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(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

Alaska Airlines is adding two new nonstop flights from Seattle to Europe.

Starting in May 2027, passengers can fly directly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Athens and Paris.

The seasonal routes will use Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with Athens becoming Alaska’s longest flight yet. When service to Paris launches next spring, Alaska will become the first airline to connect Seattle and Athens and will become the only airline offering nonstop service between the West Coast and Greece’s capital, the airline boasts.

With these new additions next year, the expansion brings the airline’s total number of nonstop long-haul Seattle routes to seven.

You can learn more here.

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