Alaska Air's two newest cities: Indianapolis and Wichita

Alaska Airlines is adding two more routes from its Seattle hub. The new service to Indianapolis and Wichita furthers the growth strategy Alaska Air has employed there since Delta began a rapid expansion at Seattle, Alaska Air’s main hub. The escalating competition between the partners-turned-rivals has sparked a turf war that’s led to months of record passenger levels at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The airport has reported 31 consecutive monthly records. “We continue to add more destinations from our hometown,” John Kirby, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of capacity planning, says in a statement. “With the addition of nonstop service to Indianapolis and Wichita, Alaska Airlines now offers nonstop service to a total of 89 cities from Seattle – more than twice as many as any other airline.” Alaska Air says it is the only airline to flying nonstop to 35 of its destinations from Seattle. Service to Wichita begins April 13 and will be flown by regional affiliate SkyWest with 76-seat Embraer E175 jets. The Indianapolis route launches May 11 and will be flown with Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737s. The carrier will fly one daily round-trip flight on both routes. <br/>