United States carriers Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have selected Ireland-based Kales Airline Services to provide general sales and service agent services in the UK, Ireland and Italy, according to a report in Air Cargo News.

The partnership will see Kales provide the two carriers with online agency services in the UK and Italy and offline services in Turkey, Ireland and India. Kales stated the new customer win marked a significant milestone in the company's continued international expansion, supporting Alaska's introduction of new daily transatlantic services between Seattle and key European cities.

Alaska Airlines will launch daily flights between Rome and Seattle on 29 April, whilst daily flights between Seattle and London will begin on 21 May. In the UK, Wexco, a fully owned subsidiary of the Kales Group, will represent Alaska Airlines. The carrier will utilise Boeing 787 aircraft on the routes.

Chief Executive of Kales Group Sebastiaan Scholte stated: "This exciting new cooperation with Alaska and Hawaiian enables our group to significantly expand our network. It allows us to offer our customers more destinations not only across North America, but also onward connections to South Korea, Japan and Australia."

Vice President of Cargo at Alaska Airlines Ian Morgan added: "Having Kales represent Alaska Airlines in these new markets will provide our customers a seamless experience when working with us."

The offline services in Ireland will support air cargo customers requiring connectivity between Irish markets and Alaska Airlines' North American network, with onward connections to Asian and Pacific destinations. Ireland-based freight forwarders and logistics providers will access Alaska Airlines' services through Kales' Irish operations, supporting export and import cargo movements between Ireland and the United States.

Discover Kales Airline Services' representation of Alaska Airlines across UK, Ireland and Italy markets.