FAST COMMUTER
AIR TRANSPORT
BETWEEN REGIONAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST CITIES
SeaPort Airlines flies out of Fixed Base Operator( FBO) Terminals, getting business travelers to and from their destinations quickly.
By Jennifer Ferrero
AIR TRAVEL, EVEN SHORT HOPS BETWEEN PACIFIC NORTHWEST CITIES, HAS BECOME AN ALL-DAY AFFAIR.
We book our tickets and plan for an hour-long flight between Seattle and Spokane, or between Seattle and Portland, yet by the time we drive to the airport, navigate parking options, and make our way through TSA, we are often several hours into our one-hour journey. For business travelers, this means missing dinner with their family and sporting events or plays their children are performing in. For many who travel weekly, it can take a toll on their marriages.
This model has now changed for regional business travelers with the addition of SeaPort Airlines services to Felts Field in Spokane. This is the first time that commercial flights have flown out of the airport in 80 years. The innovator of a new, truly about 90-minute hop between Spokane and Seattle, is, as CEO Kent Craford said,“ We are making Washington State smaller again.”
The time savings come down to several key factors: free parking in front of the terminal, no TSA, and boarding simplicity. Craford explained,“ Find the FBO
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