From ND Congressional Delegation
Washington, DC (KCSi-T.V. News Jan 24,2012) — Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide long-term Essential Air Service to Jamestown.

“This is indeed welcome news for the people of Jamestown and the surrounding communities. Plans can be made and schedules can be kept as Jamestown will once again have reliable air service into and out of their community,” the delegation said in a joint statement.

It is expected that Great Lakes Aviation will start service on or about March 12. Once service begins, Great Lakes Aviation will offer 18 nonstop, round trip flights per week to Minneapolis. The airline will service the flights using the 19-seat Beech 1900 aircraft.

Great Lakes Aviation is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and provides passenger service at 42 airports in eleven states.

Great Lakes Aviation is filling the void that will be left by Delta Airlines, which announced last year that it would suspend service into Jamestown and Devils Lake. Immediately after Delta announced its decision to leave Jamestown, the Congressional delegation went to work with the airport and DOT, to find a solution to ensure reliable air service was maintained.

Last month, the Congressional delegation announced that Great Lakes Aviation had agreed to service Devils Lake and now offers two round trip flights a day to Minneapolis – St. Paul (MSP). The airline plans to increase to three round trips a day by February 1.

The Jamestown and Devils Lake flights are operating as Great Lakes Aviation, still connecting to Delta Airlines.