Horizon Air wants to fly from Paine Field
Horizon Air wants to begin wayfarer service at Snohomish County’s Paine Field.
The Seattle-based airline notified county officials this morning of its desire to move suddenly flights to the degree that timely as next summer, according to a Snohomish County spokesman.
Horizon Air says it plans to introduce daily furniture from Paine Field to Portland and Spokane, with scheduled times to facilitate same-day business trips between cities. Horizon intends to use 76-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop airplanes.
In May, Allegiant Air, announced it wants to occur flights between Paine Field and Las Vegas. The Federal Aviation Administration has directed Snohomish County to “negotiate in good faith” through any one airline expressing participation in using Paine Field, the spokesman said.
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon, who opposes commercial flights at the airport, said his office will continue to follow federal law, which requires good-faith negotiations by any airline.
“For personal reasons, I don’t believe commercial air is compatible with current operations at Paine Field or the numerous households it being so that surrounding the airport,” Reardon said this morning. “But we will abide following the law.”
Paine Field occupies other than 1,300 acres of land and has three paved runways. It is home to major aerostation companies that account for more than 30,000 jobs in the Puget Sound, including Boeing, Goodrich, ATS and the soon-to-be-relocated Korry Electronics.
