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Big Sky Airlines opens links from Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana to Boise and Calgary

Glacier Park International Airport will soon become an aviation mini-hub — an international one at that.

With Big Sky Airlines’ Oct. 5 addition of two daily flights to Calgary, one daily flight to Boise, and a second daily flight to Spokane, Big Sky President Fred deLeeuw on Tuesday dubbed the airport an official "mini-hub" for his airline.

"This is real exciting, since now Glacier Park will be the only Montana airport with international daily service," deLeeuw said.

Big Sky will use Beechcraft 1990D planes. These aircraft can fly at 25,000 feet and travel at 327 miles per hour.

The nonstop Calgary flight will take just over an hour and the one-stop Calgary flight — with a stop in Spokane — will take almost three hours. The Boise flight will be under an hour and a half.

"This is an economical aircraft and makes it viable for us to fly a route like this one," deLeeuw said. "We’ll use all 19-seats and be able to operate at a load factor that’s profitable."

By GEORGE KINGSON
The Daily Inter Lake

Full Story: http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2005/09/18/business/bus01.txt

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