The Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission issued a statement Thursday designed to reassure the traveling public that Delta Airlines will continue to serve the Brainerd airport until Great Lakes Airlines is set up to offer a seamless transition to the traveling public.
Acting Airport Manager Rick Adair, in a statement, said all that is known for sure at this time is that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Essential Air Service subsidy to Great Lakes.
When Great Lakes will actually take over is not known, but the DOT has assured the commission that the transition will be seamless and tickets already purchased with Delta will be honored. When making reservations with Delta, travelers are advised to be sure to give the airline contact information such as an email address or telephone number. And those travelers who currently have a reservation with Delta, may check with the airline to make sure officials have their contact information.
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Add commentIt will be sad to see Delta
It will be sad to see Delta go. The replacement of the turboprop with a jet cut the travel time to about 20 minutes. There is also little addtional cost for the BRD/MSP segment when connecting to another Delta flight.
Thank Goodness for Jetways & Longer Run Ways
I thought the Dispatch reported that Great Lakes Aviation does NOT have any aircraft that can use the new jetway because of smaller planes that carry 19 passengers vs the 40 ? that the current Saab turbo props hold. Last time I looked at the Great Lakes Aviation website it seemed they were based out of Colorado and were focused on serving a few obscure western airports on a limited and only on a federally subsidized basis. I still cant understand why Delta wants to give up their monopoly on outstate Northern MN flyers. Unless Great Lakes is only allowing beyond ticketing out of MSP on Delta , and excludes all other air carriers( the monopoly that has been the case) . I certainly hope the current airport survey results convinces a legacy carrier to step in and offer daily service to Chicago where airline competition is alive and well.