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Based on increasing confidence that air travel is on a steady climb to return to pre-pandemic levels in the coming year, Alaska Airlines is planning to resume its full schedule of 18 daily nonstop departures at Paine Field by spring 2022, possibly earlier.

Alaska Airlines will have 13 daily departures at Paine Field later this fall – up from five now – with more destinations, increased flight frequencies, and a new route to Tucson, Arizona.

"It has definitely been a difficult stretch, but our commitment to Paine Field never wavered," said Brett Catlin, vice president of network and all...