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Alaska Airlines announced it will launch a new daily nonstop flight between Portland, Ore., and Pasco, Wash., starting August 27, on Bombardier Q400 aircraft operated by Horizon Air.
"We’re proud to have served the Pasco community from Seattle for more than three decades and are delighted to offer a more convenient flight for travelers flying to and from Portland," said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of marketing.
Pasco represents the third city that Horizon Air began serving when the carrier started operations in September 1981, and one of three cities (with Kennewick and Richland) that make up the Tri-Cities region of Eastern Washington. The new Portland-Pasco route enables passengers heading to California and Hawaii to connect to flights beyond Oregon, rather than first flying through Seattle.
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM).
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