On February 13, Alaska Airlines will inaugurate its next route using the Embraer E175. It is from Los Angeles to Monterrey, Mexico, becoming the carrier's new eighth-longest E175 link.

The Fairbanks-Portland route will be flown with a 76-seat Embraer E175, the smallest aircraft in Alaska Airlines' fleet. At 1,640 miles or 4 1/2 hours, the route will be the longest for the plane ...

WATCH: Team USA skateboarders reflect on their journeys to the podium The incident occurred on a 76-seat Embraer 175 plane. Alaska Airlines did not immediately say how many passengers were on board.