Article: Alaska Airlines Delivers Coveted Copper River Salmon to Seattle and Beyond.

First Freighter Packed to the Gills with Fish Touches Down at Dawn; Airline Will Fly Up to 160,000 Pounds by Day's End

SEATTLE, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737-400 freighter arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport just after sunrise, packed to the gills with more than 32,000 pounds of Copper River salmon. The arrival of Copper River salmon is anticipated by seafood lovers in a growing number of cities nationwide.

Alaska will deliver up to 160,000 pounds of the coveted fish today on eight dedicated flights from Cordova, Alaska, to Seattle. After arriving in Seattle, much of the fish will depart on flights to cities ...

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