Alaska Airlines to Fly Up to 160,000 Pounds of Copper River Salmon to Seattle for Season Opener
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Fishmongers from World Famous Pike Place Fish Market to toss first fish from aircraft; Alaska's "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon" aircraft to greet first arriving shipment WHEN: Tuesday, May 15, 5:30 a.m....
Fishmongers from World Famous Pike Place Fish Market to toss first fish from
aircraft; Alaska's "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon" aircraft to greet first arriving shipment WHEN: Tuesday, May 15, 5:30 a.m. Pacific time WHERE: Alaska Airlines Cargo Warehouse, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 2600 South 165th Street, Seattle, WA 98158 WHAT: Alaska Airlines will fly up to 160,000 pounds of Copper River salmon from Cordova, Alaska, to Seattle in a single day, marking the opening of Copper River salmon season. The first shipment, flown on Alaska's new Boeing 737-400 freighter, is scheduled to arrive at 6 a.m. The fish- filled freighter will be led to the airline's cargo warehouse by Alaska's "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon," a 737-400 passenger aircraft painted with the image of a 120-foot- long wild Alaska king salmon. The fishmongers from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market will toss the first salmon from the aircraft before the fish are presented to seafood processors. WHO: Season's first salmon from the Copper River in Cordova, Alaska Matt Yerbic, Alaska Airlines' managing director of cargo Fishmongers from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market Seafood processors, including Bear and Wolf Salmon Company, Copper River Seafoods, Ocean Beauty Seafoods and Trident Seafoods TIMELINE: 4:30 a.m. News media may arrive for set up, security badging and safety briefing 5 a.m. Participants on hand for advanced interviews 5:55 a.m. "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon" approaches cargo warehouse 6 a.m. First fish-filled 737-400 freighter arrives 6:05 a.m. World-famous "fishmongers" throw salmon from aircraft 6:10 a.m. Salmon presented to seafood processors 6:20 a.m. Fish boxes loaded into seafood processors' trucks 7 a.m. Second fish-filled aircraft arrives RSVP: To arrange event access, please contact Alaska Airlines Corporate Communications at (206) 392-5101 by 3 p.m. on Monday, May 14. Contact: Amanda Tobin Bielawski -or- Caroline Boren (206) 392-5134 (206) 392-5799
PRNewswire — May 11
SOURCE: Alaska Airlines
Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/