Another non-stop option is coming to San Antonio International Airport this summer

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – Good news if you want to visit the Space Needle and the original Starbuck’s location.

There’s going to be a new non-stop flight between San Antonio and Seattle this summer.

Starting July 16th, Alaska Airlines will expand it’s daily non-stop to the Emerald City. That’s due to an increase in the number of passengers flying between the two locations since the current daily non-stop began in 2012.

More than 160,000 people fly between San Antonio and Seattle each year.

This new flight will depart SAT at 6:45am and arrive in Seattle at 9:05am. The return flight will depart Seattle at 5:45pm and arrive in San Antonio at 11:55pm.