SkyWest adding two new flights in June

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By Kristina Nelson, KCBY News

Story Published: Mar 19, 2010 at 11:24 AM PST

NORTH BEND, Ore. - People flying in or out of Southwest Oregon Regional Airport this summer will now have more options when it comes to choosing the time they want to fly.

That's because this week, the airport and SkyWest Airlines announced they are adding two more flights to the schedule, one northbound to Portland and one southbound to San Francisco, starting June 1.

The airport made the announcement on Thursday.

Airport Commissioner Joe Benetti, says they've been working with SkyWest for a while to add these two flights, after the airline scaled back northbound service last fall to just one flight a day.

"Now they'll be be leaving at 5:40 a.m. and getting up there approximately an hour later. Then they'll also have a 7:35 a.m. flight, which they have now. And then they'll have one coming back from Portland at 7:30 p.m., getting here at 8:30 p.m. Another one leaving at 9:30 p.m, getting here at 10:30 p.m. And then San Francisco, they're adding a third flight for the summer also."

The airport is also working on improved connectivity on those northbound flights.

"We're in the process of trying to get a Connect Oregon III grant with Klamath Falls and Salem. By doing that, we'll get a grant that will help and assist SkyWest to have a reservation system. By doing that, then they'll be able to connect, besides just United up in Portland, with hopefully Alaska Airlines and also with Delta, which will make the flights northbound even more favorable," says Benetti.

None of the flights will be subsidized.

Benetti says if the flights prove lucrative, SkyWest indicated that they will continue to provide them beyond the summer months.

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