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On board with Russell Wilson? Then you’ll board first

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson drops back to pass Jan. 1 in a game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. Any Alaska Airlines passenger wearing Wilson’s jersey will get priority boarding at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport through the end of the year, the SeaTac-based airline announced Friday.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson drops back to pass Jan. 1 in a game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. Any Alaska Airlines passenger wearing Wilson’s jersey will get priority boarding at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport through the end of the year, the SeaTac-based airline announced Friday. Tony Avelar The Associated Press

Going to the air comes easily to Russell Wilson.

Now, it will come easily to anyone wearing his Seattle Seahawks jersey on an Alaska Airlines flight.

The airline announced Friday that anyone flying with them from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while wearing his jersey will be able to board early.

The promotion started Friday and runs through the end of the year.

Wilson has been a spokesman — dubbed the “Chief Football Officer” — for the SeaTac-based airline since 2013. The airline has donated more than $700,000 to charities Wilson supports since the partnership began, a news release said.

Kenny Ocker: 253-597-8627, @KennyOcker

This story was originally published August 11, 2017 at 1:24 PM with the headline "On board with Russell Wilson? Then you’ll board first."

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