Alaska Airlines launches Jacksonville service

People flying in and out of Northeast Florida will be able to rely on a direct, daily nonstop flight to the Pacific Northwest starting June 24. Each day thereafter, Alaska Airlines plans a Seattle departure at 9 a.m. Pacific time, with a scheduled arrival in Jacksonville at 5:35 p.m. Eastern time. Daily departures from Jacksonville will be at 6:38 p.m. EDT, arriving in Seattle at 9:40 p.m. PDT. “We look forward to welcoming Alaska Airlines to Jacksonville as the airport’s newest carrier with daily nonstop flights to Seattle,” Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Mark VanLoh said. “With Alaska’s announcement today, JAX now has service from every major U.S. airline.” Darren Scott, Managing Director of Network Planning at Alaska Airlines, said he hopes the route will give travelers a simpler way to get between Northeast Florida and the Pacific Northwest. Jacksonville will be the sixth market in the state served by the airline. Jacksonville International Airport will join Fort Lauderdale-