Order 99-5-12 - EAS at Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan/Williston, North Dakota/North Platte, Nebraska

Order 99-5-12

Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan/Williston, North Dakota/North Platte, Nebraska

Order 99-5-12 OST-99-5175 OST-99-5173 OST-99-5177	Issued May 24, 1999 Served May 26, 1999	Order Prohibiting Suspension of Service and Requesting Proposals for Replacement Service	EAS at Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan/Williston, North Dakota/North Platte, Nebraska
		Appendix A: Map
		Appendix B: Historical Origin-Destination Passenger Traffic and Average Daily Enplanements
		Appendix C: Great Lakes Aviation, Inc., d/b/a United Express Essential Air Service to be Maintained at Iron Mountain, Michigan; Williston, North Dakota; and North Platte, Nebraska
		Appendix D: Service List for the State of Michigan
		Appendix E: Service List for the State of North Dakota
		Appendix F: Service List for the State of Nebraska

Great Lakes is the only carrier providing scheduled air service at all three cities, providing three round trips a day between Iron Mountain and Chicago-O'Hare International Airport with 30-seat Brasilia aircraft, and between Williston and Denver, and North Platte and Denver, with 19-seat Beech 1900 ah-craft. On March 2, 1999, Great Lakes filed 90-day notices of intent to suspend its subsidy-free essential air service at all three communities, effective May 31, 1999. Great Lakes states that its revenues on all three routes are currently insufficient to cover its costs of operating the service. In addition, it states that low-fare competition at Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, has had an impact on North Platte traffic.

By: Bradley Mimms