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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Tom Batchelor

New budget airline to launch transpacific flights connecting US and Asia – with a stop in Alaska

Northern Pacific

A brand new low-cost long-haul airline is set to launch before the end of the year linking the east and west coasts of the US with major Asian metropolises – but with a stopover in Alaska.

Northern Pacific Airways initially plans to operate ageing Boeing 757s connecting via a hub at Anchorage, with a business model mirroring that of Icelandair, which links European and North American cities via Reykjavik.

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