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Viking officially named two new cruise ships in July 2026.
These naming announcements are part of Viking’s ongoing fleet expansion strategy for the year 2026. The company continues to grow its cruise ship lineup as planned.
Alaska Airlines will begin seasonal nonstop service from Seattle to Guadalajara March-August 2027, operating three weekly Boeing 737 flights. The airline is also adding four new U.S. nonstop routes from Seattle in summer 2027.
Alaska Airlines will start daily nonstop flights between Des Moines International Airport and Seattle in June 2027. This will be the seventh passenger airline operating at Des Moines.
Air New Zealand will launch a direct year-round Hamilton-Queenstown jet service in late June 2027. The route operates three weekly return flights on a 171-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.