Name: Island Airways solicits interest in extended Beaver Island routes, 2009
Start: 2009-04-01
End: 2009-04-08
Location: Beaver Island

Island Airways solicits interest in extended Beaver Island routes, 2009

Also Island Airways Petoskey Harbor Springs Gaylord Traverse City Manistique proposal 2009

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TypeEvent

Dates2009-04-01 – 2009-04-08

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 2009-04-01 – 2009-04-08
Kind: Proposal
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: organization/island-airways
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationaviationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On April 1, 2009, Island Airways asked whether residents would use regular flights from Beaver Island to Petoskey/Harbor Springs, Gaylord, Traverse City, or Manistique. Replies expressed interest in several destinations, but the discussion does not show that any new route was inaugurated.

Evidence limits

This is an operator solicitation and community response, not a timetable, operating certificate, or record of completed service.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “Island Airways Extended Service,” April 1–8, 2009.
Island Airways solicited expressions of interest in regular routes to four mainland destinations. Forum participants expressed varying levels of interest, especially in Petoskey/Harbor Springs and Traverse City; the thread does not document a route launch, schedule, fares, or passenger commitments.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001559

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Beaver Island Archive, “Island Airways solicits interest in extended Beaver Island routes, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-airways-extended-service-proposal-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Island Airways Extended Service,” April 1–8, 2009..

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