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Recently, KGVO reported that Missoula County International Airport Director Cris Jensen was leaving Missoula to return to Reno, Nevada to finish out his career.
Missoula airport sees big future with new terminal, expanding markets
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Airlines are also looking for new opportunities as they come out of the pandemic, and many of those are connected to National Parks and the outdoors â something abundant in Montana.
and last updated 2021-03-05 12:30:03-05
MISSOULA â The number of airline passengers entering security checkpoints at airports across the country rose above 1 million in February for the first time since the pandemic set in last year, and the trends hold true at Missoula International Airport.
While the airport eyes a slow return to normal, undergoes a change in leadership and prepares for the busy summer travel season, itâs also looking ahead at potential new service and when, exactly, it will launch the second phase of its roughly $100 million terminal project.
Jensen reflects on tenure as Missoula Int l Airport director
Cris Jensen took over as director at the Missoula International Airport back in 2005.
and last updated 2021-02-24 18:12:10-05
MISSOULA â The Missoula International Airport announced on Tuesday that long-time director Cris Jensen would leave this spring to take the same position in his hometown of Reno, Nevada.
MTN News caught up with Jensen to look back on his time in Missoula and what he feels the airport has accomplished.
Jensen took over as airport director in Missoula back in 2005 with the unenviable task of fixing an airport that was, quite literally, in trouble. Now, nearly 16 years later, as he gets ready to leave that position, he says heâs proud of how far the airport has come.
Missoula airport director announces resignation, deputy appointed acting director
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Missoula International Airport Director Cris Jensen on Thursday announced his resignation after 16 years on the job.
and last updated 2021-02-23 19:29:28-05
MISSOULA â The director of Missoula International Airport on Thursday announced his resignation, ending a 16-year tenure that saw record-high passenger counts and the construction of a $69 million terminal.
Cris Jensen also moved the operation closer to what one Missoula County Airport Authority board member described as a âbig city airport.â
The board awarded Jensen a $30,000 exiting bonus and named deputy airport director Brian Ellestad as the acting director for the next six months as the airport enters its busiest season.