PIERRE — Officials with the City of Pierre are waiting patiently to hear about what air service will look like for the next two years. For some Pierre residents excited about the possibility of an eastern airport hub joining a western hub in Denver that patience seems to be in a smaller package…
Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says all the city can really do is make recommendation of what Pierre would prefer. That recommendation is a two-hub option to Minneapolis and Denver with four flights east and eight west…
Huizenga says nothing can happen until the U-S D-O-T awards a new contract that starts June 1st and Minneapolis is not guaranteed…
Pierre has not always gotten the airline they’ve recommended. Two years ago Pierre recommended SkyWest to continue air service to Pierre. Denver Air Connection was selected in part due to their subsidy request being half the amount of SkyWest’s request.