Alaska Airlines announces service to Everett airport

By Associated Press

Published: November 16, 2018, 6:44am

This Sept. 7, 2014 photo shows an Alaska Airlines plane taking off past the flight control tower from Los Angeles airport in Los Angeles. Alaska Airlines says it’s investigating a claim that flight attendants allowed a passenger to sexually harass a former Facebook executive on a flight. Randi Zuckerberg, who is also Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, took to social media Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, to detail her recent flight between Los Angeles and Mazatlan, Mexico. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines says it expects service to and from the Everett airport in Washington state to begin in February pending final federal government approval.

KOMO-TV reports the Seattle-based airline is planning to offer 18 non-stop flights from Everett to eight cities along the West Coast, including Portland, San Diego, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Alaska Airlines will join United in servicing Paine Field at its new two-gate terminal.

United hasn’t announced its schedules yet.

Alaska tickets for Everett flights went on sale Thursday.

Alaska says it intends to increase flights in the several weeks following the start of operations on Feb. 11. Its service will be provided by Horizon Air.

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