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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dave Thomas, VP Marketing and Planning (307) 432-7000 Great Lakes Airlines To Upgrade Equipment Between Gillette, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado Beginning March 1, 2004 CHEYENNE, Wyo., February 10, 2004 � Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: GLUX.OB � news) today announced that beginning March 1, 2004, it will upgrade its schedule of flights between Denver International Airport and Gillette, Wyoming, by adding 30 seat EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft to the schedule pattern. This cabin class aircraft, used to replace one of the four Beech 1900 round trips currently serving the market, offer flight attendants and lavatories for the non-stop trip to and from Denver. �Great Lakes is proud to offer this upgrade in service to our customers in Gillette,� Charles R. Howell IV, CEO of Great Lakes, commented. �We are pleased with the improvement in traffic we�ve seen between Gillette and Denver, and this increase in capacity will allow more people to enjoy the convenient service and economical fares.� All flights are timed to make convenient connections with flights scheduled by United Airlines and Frontier Airlines from Denver. Gillette � Denver Flight Schedule (Effective March 1, 2004) Gillette to Denver: Flight 5040* Departs 6:05am Arrives 7:27am Operates Monday-Saturday Flight 5040* Departs 10:00am Arrives 11:22am Operates Sunday Only Flight 5173 Departs 10:55am Arrives 12:20pm Operates Monday-Friday Flight 5044 Departs 2:30pm Arrives 3:55pm Operates Daily Flight 5026 Departs 5:30pm Arrives 6:55pm Operates Sunday-Friday Denver � Gillette Flight Schedule (Effective March 1, 2004) Denver to Gillette: Flight 5173 Departs 9:10am Arrives 10:34am Operates Monday-Friday Flight 5043 Departs 12:45pm Arrives 2:09pm Operates Daily Flight 5026 Departs 3:50pm Arrives 5:14pm Operates Sunday-Friday Flight 5045* Departs 8:55pm Arrives 10:16pm Operates Sunday-Friday Flight 5045* Departs 6:05pm Arrives 7:26pm Operates Saturday Only * = Will operate in EMB-120 Brasilia Equipment As of February 1, 2004, Great Lakes is providing scheduled passenger service at 41 airports in eleven states with a fleet of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia and Raytheon/Beech 1900D Regional Airliners. A total of 194 weekday flights are scheduled at three hubs, with 184 flights at Denver, 4 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 at their Denver hub. Additional information is available on the company web site that may be accessed at www.greatlakesav.com |
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