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Default New Delta 757 Service Starts Today
KINY Radio - The Juneau Daily News

Delta's inaugural flight in the Capital City



Back in December, Delta Airlines announced that it would reinstate seasonal service to Juneau. They fly in Thursday.

Airport manager Patty deLaBruere says they arrive in Juneau around 8:49 PM Thursday. Mayor Merril Sanford and other officials will be at the ceremony at the airport at that time. They will be accepting a check from Delta for $10,000. Mike Medeiros with Delta was a speaker at a CBJ Assembly meeting recently, where many citizens spoke on the need to keep Augustus Brown Pool open. That's when he surprised the crowd with Delta's donation.

Delta will be flying Boeing 757's in and out of Juneau International Airport. These planes have doors five feet higher than those on Alaska Airlines’ 737's and with the airport equipped for the smaller planes, prep work included the purchase of an updated jet bridge. It cost the airport $177,000, including installation, but they saved money buying a used one. A new jet bridge and installation would have cost over $1 million.

JIA is hoping to be reimbursed by the FAA for the jet bridge project. "It’s not set up to turn a profit.", deLaBruere said.

An additional baggage scanning machine has also been secured. Plus the airport has been working to expand the ticket counter and create more office space for Delta.

There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning around 5:00 A.M. as the first flight out leaves at 6:00 A.M.

Delta is the first new airline JIA has seen in almost 20 years. Alaska Airlines has serviced Juneau since the 1930s. Delta flew in and out of Juneau in the past but pulled out in 1997.
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