Alaska Airlines set to anchor Paine Field opening in late 2018

Alaska Airlines is looking to solidify an anchor presence at the redeveloped Paine Field-Snohomish County Airport in Everett, Washington with the Jan 16 announcement of 13 daily flights to 8 cities set to launch in fall 2018. Alaska’s new point-to-point destinations from Paine Field will be Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Orange County, California; Phoenix; Portland; San Diego; San Francisco; and San Jose, California. Alaska said it will detail flight frequencies and departure/arrival times later in the year, pending govt approval. Snohomish County is partnering with Propeller Airports to build a new passenger terminal at the airport for a planned opening in fall 2018. Paine Field is the home for Boeing’s Everett Factory, the manufacturing plant for Boeing’s 747, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft. <br/>