The airline is really trying to walk a fine line here between brand consistency and brand confusion. Eric likened this to what Starbucks does with Starbucks Reserve, a “brand expression” that’s more premium. This is a complex livery that’s going to add cost and time to the process of painting. London is not only A premium market, but it is THE premium market. To round out the press release, Alaska will start flying during summer from Seattle to Keflavik in Iceland.