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For Immediate Release

Friday , September 6, 1996
Contact: Dick Fontaine
Senior Vice-President Marketing
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
(612) 767-7041

UNITED EXPRESS ANNOUNCES IMPROVED SERVICE
AT SIOUX FALLS

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLUX) announced today the enhancement of its United Express service between Sioux Falls, SD and Chicago O'Hare.

Beginning October 1, 1996 United Express will upgrade the aircraft used on it's three direct roundtrip flights to Chicago O'Hare every weekday. All United Express flights between Sioux Falls and Chicago O'Hare will be scheduled in 30 seat EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft. This regional airliner features an expanded cabin-class interior with a flight attendant, inflight beverage service, stand-up headroom and a lavatory. The carrier will also have three weekday roundtrip flights to Denver International Airport. Service to both Denver and Chicago O'Hare compliments existing United Airlines service to both cities.

United Express flights serving Chicago O'Hare are conveniently timed for United Airlines' business customers and leisure travelers making connections at United's Chicago hub where every business day United and United Express carriers provide over 540 daily departures. At United's Denver hub, United and United Express carriers provide over 400 daily flights serving over 100 cities.

Sioux Falls- Chicago Schedule
Effective October 1 , 1996

Sioux FallstoChicagoChicagotoSioux Falls
DepartsArrivesFrequency DepartsArrivesFrequency
5:00 am7:10 amEx Sat /Sun 8:03 am10:35 am Ex Sat/ Sun
10:52 am1:01 pmDaily 2:30 pm4:46 pm Daily
5:05 pm7:14 pmEx Sat 9:20 pm11:30 pm Ex Sat

Sioux Falls - Denver Schedule
Effective October 1, 1996

Sioux FallstoDenverDenvertoSioux Falls
9:55 am10:56 am Daily8:30 am11:11 am Daily
11:25 am12:55 pm Daily12:30 pm3:16 pm Ex Sat
12:00 pm1:37 pm Sat only3:20 pm6:49 pm Daily
6:15 pm7:16 pm Ex Sat9:15 pm11:59 pm Ex Sat

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is headquartered in Bloomington, MN and operates a combined fleet of 57 aircraft comprised of 44 Beech 1900's and 12 Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and employs over 1,300 aviation professionals.

The company operates under three marketing identities - United Express in the upper Midwest, Midway Connection in the southeastern U.S. , and as Great Lakes Airlines in Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico as well as several routes in the Midwest, and provides scheduled service at 87 airports in 20 states, the District of Columbia and Sonora, Mexico.

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