Federal officials are struggling to keep up with what the Department of Homeland Security has called “unprecedented” numbers of applications for its Global Entry program.

Global Entry is an expedited screening program meant to help travelers get through U.S. airport security checkpoints faster when returning from abroad. 

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Alaska Airlines will add daily nonstop service between Everett, Wash., and Anchorage beginning Nov. 30, the carrier announced Friday, citing “demand to connect workers and businesses in the two regions.”

Everett’s Paine Field-Snohomish County Airport is about 20 miles north of Seattle and 70 miles south of Bellingham, according to the carrier. Alaska’s sister carrier Horizon Air will operate the route using Embraer E175 aircraft.