For Immediate Release
Tuesday , October 8 , 1996
Contact: Terry Grievous -Muskegon Airport Director
(616) 798-4596 Ext 220
Contact: Dick Fontaine
Senior Vice-President Marketing
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
(612) 767-7041
UNITED EXPRESS ANNOUNCES CHICAGO O'HARE SERVICE TO MUSKEGON
United Express has announced it will begin daily non-stop service between Muskegon County Airport and Chicago O'Hare
International Airport on October 27, 1996. The United Express service will be operated by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.,
utilizing modern Beechcraft 1900 aircraft with comfortable seating for 19 passengers.
United Express will offer Muskegon travelers four daily non-stop flights conveniently connecting to more that 300 United
destinations worldwide. United travelers from Muskegon will also enjoy competitive fares, worldwide 1-800 reservations,
advance check-in and seat assignment, and Mileage Plus® frequent flyer benefits.
"The County of Muskegon has been working very hard to restore Chicago O'Hare service," stated Bill Gill, Chairman,
Muskegon county Board of Commissioners Transportation Committee. " We are ecstatic that United Airlines will, again, have
a presence in our growing community. We appreciate the efforts of the businesses who assisted in making Chicago O'Hare
service to Muskegon a reality," he added.
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operator of United Express, is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ/NMS:GLUX) with over
1,300 employees and combined aircraft fleet of 56 aircraft including 44 Beechcraft 1900s and 12 Embraer EMB-120 30 seat
advanced Brasilia aircraft. Great Lakes aviation serves 84 destinations in the United States and Mexico under the United
Express , Midway connection and Great Lakes Airlines marketing identities. Annually, Great Lakes Aviation carries
approximately one million passengers with total sales of over $100 million.
The Chicago Midway service now provided by Great Lakes Airlines will end with the commencement of United Express service. Flights to and from Chicago O'Hare on United Express will be at the following times:
| Muskegon | to | Chicago O'Hare | Chicago O'Hare | to | Muskegon | |
| Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | |
| 7:22 a.m. | 7:10 a.m. | Ex Sun | 8:05 a.m. | 9:53 a.m. | Ex Sun | |
| 11:05 a.m. | 10:55 a.m. | Daily | 11:30 a.m. | 1:18 p.m. | Daily | |
| 2:37 p.m. | 2:27 p.m. | Daily | 3:15 p.m. | 5:03 p.m. | Daily | |
| 6:16 p.m. | 6:06 p.m. | Ex Sat | 7:00 p.m. | 8:48 p.m. | Ex Sat |
Flight reservations will be available in the United airlines Apollo Reservations System beginning October 9, 1996. All
Muskegon United Express flights will be non-stop and arrive and depart from Chicago O'Hare gates F3, F4 , and F5.
We owe a great deal of gratitude to Great Lakes Aviation for initiating United Express service at Muskegon County Airport," stated Terry Grevious Airport Director. "Chicago O'Hare is the largest connecting hub in the nation in terms of total departures and cities served. We are very fortunate to have O'Hare service from Muskegon and will now work very hard with our business community to make the new United Express and existing Northwest and Midwest Express service prosper."
With the addition of United Express, Muskegon travelers will now enjoy the regional service of three major airlines, Midwest express, Northwest and United. These carriers will operate a total of 24 daily flights at competitive fares with connections worldwide. For reservations and information on United Express call your travel agent or United Airlines at 1 800 241 6522. For more information on Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. visit their site on the world wide web - https://www.greatlakesav.com
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