Pioneering Wing in Ground Effect (WIG) marine transportation, Pacific Seaflight is poised to bring the first scheduled wingship passenger ferry service in the United States to Alaska's Inside Passage.

Created in July of 2003 specifically to introduce wingship transportation to the American market, Pacific Seaflight is striving to implement an economical high-speed passenger ferry operation serving the Pacific Northwest coastal communities.

With no road access between communities, passenger travel in Alaska’s Inside Passage has traditionally been restricted to local air carriers and the Alaska Marine Highway System (AHMS). Air carriers are expensive and extremely susceptible to weather cancellations, while the AMHS is a slow transportation option which departs at inconsistent hours of the day or night. All traditional transportation options suffer from inconvenient locations; the airport is nine miles from Juneau, and the ferry terminal is 15 miles north of Juneau.

Pacific Seaflight will offer the only fast, economical transportation option for the Inside Passage. The ride is uniquely turbulent-free and will appeal to anyone who may be susceptible to air or sea sickness.

Under the proposed initial route, the convenience of departing from the downtown Juneau waterfront eliminates the inconvenient commute to the airport or ferry terminal.

Pacific Seaflight was created and is managed by Linus Romey, a long time resident of the Inside Passage. He brings extensive experience in the maintenance and operation of both the marine and aviation industries as well as managing several highly successful teams. Linus has brought together a local and international team of specialists to manage the entire training, design, manufacturing and operational aspects of the proposed high speed commuter service.

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