Pierre Media Invited To Fly Denver Air Connection

Pierre Media Invited To Fly Denver Air Connection

DENVER, CO — Denver Air Connection hosted a contingent of Pierre media members Monday for a flight to Denver and back on board their regularly scheduled 9:45 am trip to the Mile High City…

Denver Air Vice President Glen Rich met the press on the plane…

Denver Air carried 581 passengers from Pierre in July and around 800 from Watertown and has done so while competing for passengers with SkyWest, who lost the current Essential Air Service contract to D-A-C. Glen is confident the enplanements will grow…

Both Pierre and Watertown with support from the state’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Kristi Noem have all petitioned the U-S Department of Transportation to re-bid the E-A-S contract. Jon Coleman, Denver Air’s Director of Business Development says the D-O-T has essentially made its decision…

A flight from Pierre to Denver runs approximately one hour and 10 minutes. One snack service is provided on the flight once the plane achieves cruising altitude and any refreshments are at no additional cost to the passenger. Snacks consist of full-size candy bars, single service chips and a variety of beverages.