This article was in Tuesday’s (July 12th, 2016) Herald and News
Written By: Holly Owens
The Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport will welcome PenAir to the Klamath Falls community during a meet-and-greet event from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21.
Representatives from PenAir, the airport and the Port of Portland will be at the airport terminal to provide information on the new air service and answer questions, according to a news release.
A raffle will be offered for two round-trip tickets to Portland, donated by PenAir, along with a $500 Visa gift card, donated by the Port of Portland. Raffles for a variety of other prizes also will be held and the Upper Deck Restaurant will serve root beer floats for $1 each.
PenAir will begin offering commercial air services at the airport starting Oct. 5. Klamath Falls has been without commercial passenger service for two years since SkyWest pulled out in June 2014. According to a previous Herald and News report, PenAir’s flight schedule will consist of two daily flights during the week — one that leaves at 6:40 a.m. and one leaves at 2:50 p.m. The 6:40 a.m. flight arrives in Portland at 8 a.m. and the 2:50 p.m. flight arrives in Portland at 4:10 p.m. Flights return to town at 2:20 and 6:20 p.m. One flight will be available at 11 a.m. on Saturday and one flight on Sunday at 5 p.m. All flights will be operated using PenAir’s 30-seat Saab 340 turboprop aircraft.
For information about schedules, go online at www.penair.com and by calling PenAir’s Central Reservations at 800-448-4226. Fares and schedules will also be available in early August atwww.alaskaair.com.
For more information about the meet-and-greet event, call the airport at 541-883-5372 or visit flykfalls.com.
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If You Go
What: Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport welcomes commercial air service provider PenAir to Klamath Falls
When: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21
Where: Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport, 3000 Airport Way
Cost: Free event with raffles, root beer floats at Upper Deck Restaurant for $1