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Article: Alaska Airlines to Increase Cargo Service to Southeast Alaska 12 Percent This Summer.
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- May 21, 2003
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Business Editors/Transportation Writers
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2003
Alaska Airlines will increase cargo service between Seattle and several Southeast Alaska fishing communities by 12 percent this summer to meet additional seasonal demand.
The additional cargo-only flights, which begin June 8, will allow fresh fish to be shipped seamlessly to Alaska Airlines' new East Coast destinations. Previously, shipping fish cross-country required changing carriers in Seattle.
"This gives fishing companies the ability to get their product to market on the East Coast more quickly and affordably than ever before," said Keola Pang-Ching, ...