In a deal worth $2.6 billion, Alaska Air purchased Virgin America, making it the biggest carrier on the West Coast and reigniting the debate over airline consolidation.
阿拉斯加航空同意以26億美元收購維珍美國航空公司,至此,“阿航”成為西海岸最大航空公司,航空合并戰重燃戰火。
The merger pushes Alaska ahead of JetBlue Airways to become the fifth largest carrier in the U.S. based on passengers.
“阿航”在競購中擊敗對手捷藍航空,在乘客數量上,一躍成為全美第五大航空公司。

Alaska CEO Brad Tilden told investors on a call Monday morning, "Our goal is to be the premier airline for people along the West Coast."
周一早間,“阿航”首席執行官布拉德·蒂爾登在電話會議中表示,我們的目標就是成為西海岸主要航空公司。
Alaska added that the deal will add Virgin's 200 daily departures to its existing 1,000 daily flights.
“阿航”還表示稱,并購案將讓“維航”每日增加200起飛架次,而目前每日起降飛機為1000架次。
The airline currently serves 112 destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
“維航”目前擁有112個目的地,遍及美國、加拿大以及墨西哥。
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