Alaska Airlines announces Boise to Spokane flights

Alaska Airlines will begin offering daily nonstop flight service between Spokane and Boise starting in August, company President Brad Tilden announced Wednesday in Idaho. Daily service begins Aug. 24, according to a news release from the company. A flight for Boise will leave Spokane at 3:20 p.m. local time and arrive at 5:28 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time; a flight from Boise to Spokane will leave at 7:25 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time and arrive at Spokane International Airport at 7:34 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Morning flights will leave both locations for the other at 6:20 a.m. local time, according to the news release. Service between Spokane and Boise will be the eighth nonstop flight offered by the Seattle-based company, according to a news release. To promote the new service, Alaska will be offering one-way fares starting at $69 through March 26, according to the news release. Travel must be completed by Nov. 18 to take advantage of the discounted fares. Service will be offered through Horizon Air on 76-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft. The flight time is roughly 70 minutes.