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April 09, 2007
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport officially closed
Aspen Daily News
Staff Report -
Sun 04/08/2007
For the next 60 days, there won't be a single airplane in the sky directly above Aspen. For some, it's a nice break, but for others it's more of a hassle for those off-season plans.
While the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport runway gets an $11.9 million makeover, alternative transportation outlets are buffing up their services.
The most notable of these are Eagle County Airport's expanded services. From April 9-23, United is offering six daily flights to Denver (four 37-passenger Dash-8s and two 138-passenger Airbus A-320s). Starting April 24 and continuing through the reopening on June 6, United Express is operating seven daily Dash-8 turboprop flights to and from Denver -- during this time last year only three flights were operational from Aspen's Sardy Field.
In addition, Colorado Mountain Express is offering discounted rates on shuttles, with 10-passenger vans starting at $300. For both Airbus flights arriving and departing in Eagle, CME is offering shuttle services for $63 per person.
Fares to the West Coast from Eagle start in the mid-$200 range and flights to the East Coast are in the mid-$300.
For more information on the closure, and CME times, visit www.stayaspensnowmass.com
Posted by Dina at April 9, 2007 09:45 AM
