Celebrating Horizon Air's 25 Years in Boise

5/12/2008 7:03 a.m.

BOISE — Horizon Air is celebrating 25 years of service to Boise all this week, and it's holding several customer events to show its appreciation. Wearing attire sure to generate 1980s flashbacks, Horizon employees will be inviting customers to participate in retro games – including "Are You Smarter Than An Airline Employee," "Name That Tune" and "Let's Make A Deal" – for the chance to win two roundtrip tickets on Horizon.

"Boise is one of the anchors of our Pacific Northwest route system and has been vital to our growth as we've expanded service from the city into northern and southern California," said Dan Russo, director of marketing and communications for Horizon Air.

Horizon began serving Boise on May 15, 1983, with two daily flights to Pendleton, Ore., on 40-seat Fairchild F-27 turboprops. Since that time, Horizon's service to Boise has grown to 25 daily flights with direct service to nine destinations – Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Idaho Falls, Lewiston, Pullman, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Jose. Today, Horizon operates the 74/76-seat Bombardier Q400 high-speed turboprop and the 70-seat Bombardier CRJ-700 jet in Boise.

"We congratulate Horizon Air on this important milestone," said Richard McConnell, Boise Airport Director. "Horizon Air's presence is essential for our region. Their service helps keep us connected to key cities within Idaho as well as popular West Coast destinations. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Horizon to provide quality air service for our community."

Horizon's all-Bombardier fleet serves 49 cities throughout Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Baja California Sur (Mexico), and British Columbia and Alberta (Canada). Together, Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines serve 92 cities and are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK).