By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 8, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. KALISPELL, Mont. – Before sunrise Tuesday, the red lights of a small, fixed-wing airplane blinked in the sky against the dark silhouette of the Northern Rocky Mountains, heading to Glacier Park International Airport in northwest Montana. The private charter plane landed, taxied and came to a stop. Stairs were dropped and five health care workers piled out. The pilot unloaded a cooler and handed it off to nurse Todd Weber, who had been monitoring its internal temperature during the hourlong flight from Helena to ensure it didn’t get too warm.
An early-morning delivery by charter plane of 52 vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine to Kalispell, Montana, was part of a vaccination program started by the VA to inoculate veterans in highly rural places. On Tuesday, the Montana VA Health Care System vaccinated 529 veterans there, most over age 75.
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Alaska Airlines announced two new routes from San Diego International Airport to Kalispell and Bozeman, Montana. (Shutterstock / Colin A Pierce)
SAN DIEGO, CA Big Sky Country is closer than ever for San Diegans, as Alaska Airlines announced Thursday two new routes from San Diego International Airport to Kalispell and Bozeman, Montana.
The Sun and Fun flights to Montana will start June 17 and run through Sept. 7. Flights between Los Angeles, San Francisco and Montana will also begin this summer. For those ready to makes moves this summer, we re excited to better connect California with Montana, said Brett Catlin, Alaska s vice president of network and alliances. We ve long offered access to some of the best vacation destinations from Southern California and continue to see opportunities to grow our footprint in the region.
Plan your summer escape with new flights between California and Montana
Alaska Airlines nonstop jet service will connect Los Angeles and San Diego with Kalispell, and connect San Francisco and San Diego with Bozeman
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SEATTLE, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Alaska Airlines today announced four new routes between California and Montana for the summer, increasing total jet service to seven nonstop routes between the two states.
The newest Sun and Fun additions will connect Los Angeles and San Diego with Kalispell, Montana, and connect San Diego and San Francisco with Bozeman, Montana. The Los Angeles and San Diego flights start May 20, and the San Francisco flight starts June 17. They ll operate through Sept. 7.