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With Southwest leaving Bellingham, here are travel tips for catching flights

Vancouver, SeaTac and Paine Field are all options for Bellingham travelers

A small aircraft flies by a sign May 1 at Seattle Paine Field International Airport. Paine Field is one of many travel options for Whatcom County residents, if they are willing to drive one hour south to get there. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)
By Annie Todd Criminal Justice/Enterprise Reporter
For Jenn Maurer, Southwest’s pending departure from the Bellingham market has left her trying to find another option for flying out of town for her job as a wedding photographer. “It’s been a really great thing to have a local airport that I can rely on,” the 30-year-old Bellingham resident said. “Change is always hard, so I’m sure I’ll figure out something else, but I’d rather not have to.” A Southwest Airlines plane is parked next to an Alaska Airlines plane April 25 at

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