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The mayors of Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington established the International Nonstop Air Service committee, which consists of business and community leaders in the region and the state. The committee is tasked with establishing and maintaining nonstop international air service between Portland International Airport and Europe, Mexico and Asia. The co-chairs are Sho Dozono, President, Azumano Travel; Ted Cullen, Global Travel Director, Nike; and Port of Portland Executive Director Bill Wyatt.
The committee was responsible for overseeing the recruitment of Lufthansa German Airlines nonstop service to Frankfurt; Northwest Airlines nonstop service to Tokyo; and Mexicana's nonstop service to Guadalajara; Alaska Airlines nonstop service to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. The recruitment represented a regional wide effort by the public and private sector that demonstrated to the carriers that international service to PDX would provide a strong market opportunity. Specific examples of those efforts include: A risk mitigation strategy by the Port of Portland; pledges of corporate support by the business community to use the nonstop international service; co-op marketing support provided by The Oregon Tourism Commission, POVA and the Port of Portland. Looking ahead the committee is focused on the retention of these services, and continues to work closely with our regional partners as well as the carriers themselves to collaborate on a partnership focused on sustaining these international flights over the long term.
On the cargo side we are pleased that Air China Cargo provide nonstop service from PDX to the Pacific Rim, which provides access to global markets for regional shippers and forwarders.
Committee Roster
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