Low-flying Alaska Airlines jet to be circling SF for a commercial

Alaska Airlines is using the San Francisco skyline as the backdrop for a commercial showing off its new Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, officials said.

“While flying at low altitudes may surprise local residents, the seasoned technical pilots of both planes are veterans of this type of flying and have filed their flight plans with the Federal Aviation Administration and NORCAL Traffic Management Unit,” San Francisco Police said in a statement.

Depending on the weather, the 138-foot long airliner was scheduled to depart from Oakland International Airport about 9:30 a.m., fly around the city and buzz the Golden Gate Bridge until 11:30 a.m. while being filmed by the crew in the pursuing Learjet, police said.