Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. Discontinues Travel Agent Commissions

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 3 � Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. today announced that it will no longer pay commissions to travel agents for tickets sold in the United States and Canada for travel throughout its route structure.

The Company�s policy change follows the lead of the majority of U.S. air carriers, which have dropped travel agency commissions. Great Lakes President Doug Voss stated: �We maintained our five percent commission structure, even when the major carriers eliminated travel agency commissions earlier this year. As the discount carriers eventually discontinued paying commissions and we continued to see increases in use of Internet booking products, it has become clear that we must follow the industry in order to maintain a competitive position.� 

As of June 1, 2002, scheduled service was being provided at 48 airports in fifteen states with a fleet of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and Raytheon/Beech 1900D regional airliners. A total of 212 weekday flights are scheduled at four hubs, with 168 flights at Denver, 24 flights at Chicago � O�Hare International Airport, 14 flights at Minneapolis/St. Paul, and 6 flights at Phoenix. All scheduled flights are operated under the Great Lakes Airlines marketing identity in conjunction with code-share agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines.