Flight service to seven Montana towns up in air – economic development negatively impacted

Despite expectations that federally subsidized flights would be up and running in July, passenger planes will not land in seven central and eastern Montana cities for months — in most cases as late as November.

Havre, Glasgow, Lewistown, Wolf Point, Glendive, Sidney and Miles City have been flight-free since March 8, when Big Sky Airlines stopped offering Essential Air Service.

By KIM SKORNOGOSKI • Tribune Staff Writer

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