While some regional airlines serving Alaska are dropping service to destinations, others are filling the gaps.
An air carrier rarely makes a big fuss about dropping service to a community. Usually, the word gets out first as a rumor, before travelers confirm the news when trying to book a flight.
An Aleutian Airways Saab 2000 aircraft parked on the apron at Tom Madsen Airport in Unalaska. : Aleutian flies a fleet of Saab 2000s from Anchorage to Southwest Alaska. But at the end of the fishing season, Aleutian ended its seasonal service between Anchorage and King Salmon. That leaves Horizon Air as the only scheduled air carrier for the winter. Horizon offers daily service between now and Nov. 29.
Grant’s president, Rob Kelley, said the carrier has purchased two more nine-passenger Cessna 208s to help fill the gap left by Ravn’s departure. Earlier, the carrier announced it was adding 50 weekly flights between Anchorage and Kenai.Kenai Aviation also flies from Kenai to Anchorage several times each day, using two nine-passenger, twin-engine Tecnam Traveller planes on the route.
Ryan Air flies twice each week between Anchorage and Aniak using a nine-passenger Pilatus PC-12. After receiving news that Ravn would stop its flights, Ryan Air has doubled its flights to four times each week. Additionally, Ryan has adjusted the schedules for its flights to 11 surrounding villages to match up with the Anchorage flights.
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