PIERRE — The City of Pierre is recommending a two-hub option with flights to Denver and Minneapolis for its next Essential Air Service contract. Mayor Steve Harding says after working with Denver Air Connection they are recommending a fourth hybrid option…
The original proposal with a Minneapolis hub was 12 flights split with Denver per week. Harding says the major concerns of the city were maintaining the ability to achieve 10-thousand boardings per year…
Airport Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says if the Minneapolis route is approved, but people are not using it, the city can request to fall back to the Denver-only option…
Huizenga says Denver Air’s regional growth in the last few years may open the door to an interline agreement with Delta Airlines, which would make baggage transfers better for passengers…
The current two-year contract with Denver Air Connection ends in early June.
