For Immediate Release
Thursday, September 5, 1996
Contact: Dick Fontaine
Senior Vice-President Marketing
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
(612) 767-7041
UNITED EXPRESS UPGRADES SERVICE TO CHICAGO O'HARE FROM
MASON CITY
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLUX) announced today the upgrade of service between Mason City and Chicago O'Hare with the addition of the EMB-120 thirty passenger aircraft to it's Mason City schedule. Effective October 1, 1996 United Express will offer the EMB-120 on all three round trip flight to Chicago O'Hare. This regional airliner features an expanded cabin-class interior with a flight attendant, inflight beverage service, stand-up headroom and a lavatory.
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 to over 150 cities worldwide.
Mason City- Chicago Schedule
Effective October 1 , 1996
| Mason City | to | Chicago | Chicago | to | Mason City | |
| Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | |
| 5:58 am | 7:10 am | Ex Sat /Sun | 8:03 am | 9:38 am | Ex Sat/ Sun | |
| 10:30 am | 12:03 pm | Sat / Sun only | 12:40 pm | 2:18 pm | Sat/Sun only | |
| 11:49 am | 1:01 pm | Daily | 2:30 pm | 3:48 pm | Daily | |
| 6:02 pm | 7:14 pm | Ex Sat | 9:20 pm | 10:32 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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