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Alaska Air Cargo upgrades cargo network to Washington as demand spikes

9/6/2012 11:04:03 AM

ALASKA Air Cargo is to enhance service to Washington DC from Alaska on the back of increasing freight and business volumes between the west coast and east coast.

Alaska Airlines cargo arm transports 120 million pounds of cargo yearly with much of its Alaska seafood, which includes its Copper River salmon, plying the south at a total of 25 million pounds worth of shipments.

Northern shipments are focused on businesses including US Postal Service mail, personal packages and essentials for remote life in Alaska.

The carrier experienced increased salmon volumes for its Alaska-Washington via Seattle. Volumes on return flights are to increase following Shell Oil's permission to drill in Alaska's Chukchi Sea.

 

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