BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota’s congressional delegation is urging the federal Department of Transportation to approve requests by Devils Lake and Jamestown that SkyWest Airlines provide service to the cities under the federal Essential Air Service program.
Great Lakes Airlines’ contract to provide service expires at the end of March. Great Lakes provides service on turboprop planes, while SkyWest flies jets. Both cities have endorsed a switch from Great Lakes to SkyWest.
Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and a representative from Rep. Kevin Cramer’s office plan to meet Monday with Susan Kurland, DOT’s assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs.
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