Alaska Airlines postpones new service as shutdown continues
Alaska Airlines has postponed by 3 weeks its plan to begin service from a new terminal at Paine Field north of Seattle, Washington state, because FAA employees responsible for approving the service are furloughed by the ongoing US govt shutdown. Plans call for Alaska Air Group sister carrier Horizon Air to operate 18 daily nonstop flights between the airport and 8 West Coast cities, using Embraer E175 regional jets. The operation will initiate scheduled commercial service from PAE, which also is home to Boeing’s Everett widebody manufacturing plant. While an environmental assessment by the agency continues, FAA certification and oversight personnel needed to grant final govt approvals of the service from a new 30,000-sq-ft. terminal building are not available, Alaska Airlines said. <br/>
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Alaska Airlines postpones new service as shutdown continues
Alaska Airlines has postponed by 3 weeks its plan to begin service from a new terminal at Paine Field north of Seattle, Washington state, because FAA employees responsible for approving the service are furloughed by the ongoing US govt shutdown. Plans call for Alaska Air Group sister carrier Horizon Air to operate 18 daily nonstop flights between the airport and 8 West Coast cities, using Embraer E175 regional jets. The operation will initiate scheduled commercial service from PAE, which also is home to Boeing’s Everett widebody manufacturing plant. While an environmental assessment by the agency continues, FAA certification and oversight personnel needed to grant final govt approvals of the service from a new 30,000-sq-ft. terminal building are not available, Alaska Airlines said. <br/>
