Alaska Airlines flights connect Oklahoma City, Seattle

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alaska Airlines is starting a new daily flight that connects Oklahoma City and Seattle.

Officials at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City say the non-stop service began Wednesday with daily flights departing from Seattle to Oklahoma City each morning and from Oklahoma City to Seattle each afternoon. The service is the first non-stop flight connecting the two cities.

Alaska Airlines will use a 76-passenger Embraer 175 jet for the flights. The jet includes 12 seats in first class and 64 in coach.