Gulfstream bid for air service backed

Gulfstream bid for air service backed

Board rejects Great Lakes bid to renew contract

All Great Lakes flights in Montana, after May 1, may be cancelled.

On Thursday, the members of the Essential Air Service board for Montana had a conference call with representatives of the two airlines bidding for the Federal Department of Transportation subsidy, Great Lakes Airlines and Gulfstream Airlines.

After several hours, the board voted 6-to-1 in support of Gulfstream taking up Montana flight service.

"After four hours of talking on the telephone with these people, we finally put it to a vote," Gerry...