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GREAT LAKES AVIATION TO REINSTATE UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHTS BETWEEN NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA POINTS AND MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL
 

Spencer, Iowa � August 26, 1999 � Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLUX) today announced that it will reinstate flights from locations in North Dakota and South Dakota to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Service was suspended today in response to continuing flight crew attrition.

Beginning September 12, 1999 service will be reinstated at Devils Lake and Jamestown with two weekday round trips and three weekend round trips. At Brookings and Huron in South Dakota, one weekday round trip will be added to Minneapolis/St. Paul on September 12 with a single round trip operating over the weekend period. A second weekday and weekend round trip will be added effective October 1, 1999. Flying will be reduced in a number of Denver markets to create the crew capability required for reinstatement of the Minneapolis/St. Paul flying.

The following is the revised United Express schedule at Minneapolis/St. Paul effective September 12 and October 1, 1999:

Flt	Depart	Arrive	Freq		Flt	Depart	Arrive	Freq
Devils Lake to Twin Cities					Twin Cities to Devils Lake
6772	6:30a	8:26a	Ex Su		6773	9:25a	11:24a	Sa only
6774	11:45a	1:41p	Sa only		6775	12:00n	1:59p	Ex Sa
6776	3:00p	4:55p	Ex Sa		6779	5:20p	7:19p	Ex Sa
Jamestown to Twin Cities					Twin Cities to Jamestown
6772	7:10a	8:26a	Ex Su		6773	9:25a	10:45a	Sa only
6774	12:31p	1:47p	Sa only		6775	12:00n	1:20p	Ex Sa
6776	3:39p	4:55p	Ex Sa		6779	5:20p	6:40p	Ex Sa
Huron to Twin Cities					Twin Cities to Huron
6784	8:40a	10:11a	Ex Sa		6785	9:35a	11:08a	Ex Sa Su
					6787	3:00p	4:33p	Sa only
6788*	4:40p	6:11p	Ex Sa		6789*	6:50p	8:23p	Ex Sa
* Flights 6788 and 6789 are effective October 1, 1999
Brookings to Twin Cities					Twin Cities to Brookings
6784	9:17a	10:11a	Ex Sa		6785	9:35a	10:33a	Ex Sa Su
					6787	3:00p	3:58p	Sa only
6788*	5:17p	6:11p	Ex Sa		6789*	6:50p	7:48p	Ex SA
* Flights 6788 and 6789 are effective October 1, 1999

These flights will be open for sale in United Airlines' Apollo reservations system on Tuesday, August 31, 1999.

"Great Lakes regrets that it was necessary to temporarily suspend scheduled service at these locations", said Douglas G. Voss, president and chief executive officer. "We appreciate the difficulties that the flight disruptions have caused and are hopeful that this revised schedule of flights will continue to meet the needs of the traveling public at these locations", he added.

As of September 12, 1999 Great Lakes Aviation will be providing United Express service at 66 airports in fourteen states with a fleet of eight Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and 40 Raytheon/Beechcraft B1900D regional airliners.