United Flights From Paine Field Begin In 2018

EVERETT, WA - Forget the drive to SeaTac because Paine Field will begin offering domestic flights beginning in 2018. United Airlines will begin routes from Paine Field to Denver and San Francisco beginning next fall, according to the airline.

"Bringing new service to Paine Field offers customers more ways to conveniently connect to the country's largest business and leisure destinations," United's senior vice president of Worldwide Sales Dave Hilfman said in a press release. "We know our customers value time and convenience when traveling, and North Seattle and Northwest Washington area travelers will now have easy access to our hubs in Denver and San Francisco and to opportunities to connect to business centers around the world with just one stop."

According to the company, United flew its first commercial flight out of Paine Field in 1939.

Connecting Paine Field to San Francisco will give the region better access to Asia. The airline operates more direct flights out of the Bay Area than from any other location in the U.S.

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