SEATTLE, Jun 7, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alaska Airlines will launch its third daily nonstop flight between Seattle and Washington, D.C., this Sunday, June 9, with the addition of a second flight to Dulles International Airport.

The carrier currently operates one daily nonstop flight to both Dulles and Washington Reagan National airports.

The new flight will add an early morning departure from Dulles and late evening departure from Seattle, providing convenient connecting service to and from other cities throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, as well as California and Western Canada.

Flight times for Alaska's new and existing service between Seattle and Washington are:

    --  FROM DULLES INTERNATIONAL TO SEATTLE
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        NEW! Alaska Flight 5: Departs 8:30 a.m.; Arrives 11:05 a.m.
        Alaska Flight 3: Departs 5:05 p.m.; Arrives 8:05 p.m.
    --  FROM REAGAN NATIONAL TO SEATTLE
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        Alaska Flight 1: Departs 8:59 a.m.; Arrives 11:55 a.m.
    --  FROM SEATTLE TO DULLES INTERNATIONAL
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        Alaska Flight 4: Departs 8:40 a.m.; Arrives 4:15 p.m.
        NEW! Alaska Flight 6: Departs 10:30 p.m.; Arrives 6:10 a.m.
    --  FROM SEATTLE TO REAGAN NATIONAL
        -------------------------------
        Alaska Flight 2: Departs 1:22 p.m.; Arrives 8:59 p.m.

Earlier this spring, Alaska introduced nonstop service from Seattle to Boston with one daily flight and to Denver with three daily flights.

For reservations visit www.alaskaair.com, call Alaska's toll-free reservations line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522) or call your travel agent. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

CONTACT:          Alaska Airlines
                  Jack Evans, 206/433-3134