MOAB — A major airline service change has now been finalized for a pair of airports in eastern Utah.
Canyonlands Regional Airport and Vernal Regional Airport both announced this week that they’ve secured deals with Redtail Air Adventures and Contour Airlines that will allow for commercial airline service to continue at both airports, replacing service previously offered by SkyWest Airlines over the past few years.
The operating change will open new flights to and from Phoenix in the near future while maintaining flights to and from Salt Lake City International Airport, but it also marks the end of service to Denver for both airports.
Vernal city officials explained in a news release Tuesday that the change became a “necessity” after the U.S. Department of Transportation determined that SkyWest had “disqualified itself from competing for a new contract.” They added the St. George-based airline’s current “business approach” ultimately “failed to meet federal requirements despite several attempts.”
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Written by CARTER WILLIAMS, KSL.com.