b'PASSENGER TRANSPORTEAU | FNL 73Wingless Travel Takes Flight at Regional Airports BY NICOLE NELSONWhen passengers choose tobus route, generated by United Airlines, travel from a small regionalhas grown from four times per day to airport to a larger hub, most11 times on select days, and is now theFACTS&FIGURES assume a small regional jet will take themcompanys highest-volume route. Project: Coach Service Between Regional Spoke from Point A to Point B. Airports & Larger Hubs However, this sweeping generalizationLand Cruising Service Provider: The Landline Companyhas recently been upended with theFrom Ehles perspective, the road-basedRegional Airports: Atlantic City Intl (ACY); introduction of wingless flights in areasservice provides parallel access and rivalsChippewa Valley Regional (EAU); Duluth Intl (DLH); surrounding Denver, Minneapolis andthe efficiencies of bundled regional flights. Grand Forks Intl (GFK); Hector Intl (FAR); Lancaster Philadelphia. An increasing number ofYou can book directly throughAirport (LNS); Lehigh Valley Intl (ABE); Northern travelers accustomed to boarding flightsUniteds website, so it really operatesColorado Regional (FNL)on American Eagle, SkyWest, or PSAa lot like the connecting flights, heHub Airports: Denver Intl (DEN); Minneapolis-St. Airlines are now riding in coach busesexplains. United really has a pretty slickPaul Intl (MSP), Philadelphia Intl (PHL)between city pairs such as Fargo, ND,system of making those reservations andAirline Network Partners: American; Sun Country; and Minneapolis; or Allentown, PA, andmatching the bus departures up with theUnited Philadelphia. Service is provided byflight banks at Denver International. Fleet: 25 Prevost H3-45 coachesThe Landline Company, and tickets areAlthough theSignature Amenities: Leather seats with 36 inches typically booked through airline partnerof pitch; free Wi-Fi; restrooms websites.service is denotedSample One-Way Fares: Prices start at $29 for on bookingFNL/DEN, University of ND campus/FAR; $35 for EAU/For regional airports, the companyand reservationMSP, DLH/MSP, FAR/MSP; $49 for University of ND improves connectivity; at larger hubs, itinformation by thecampus/MSP helps reduce curb congestion.phrase, IncludesKey Benefits: Better connectivity for passengers; Duluth International (DLH) in MinnesotaTravel Operatedless curb traffic at airportswas the first community airport to initiateby The LandlineHANNAH TAMURA this particular brand of road-basedCompany dba shuttles. Starting in November 2019,UA Bus Service, some customers The Landline Company began bridgingstill expect to board aircraft. Landline the gap between DLH and Minneapolis- Marketing Specialist Hannah Tamura St. Paul International Airport (MSP) withsays they are pleasantly surprised afterGateKeeper CVMSthree-hour bus rides via a partnershipriding in one of the companys coaches.Ground Transportationwith Sun Country Airlines. We offer more legroom than anManagement Software Revenue generationeconomy seat on most planes, have free Commercial Vehicle trackingNorthern ColoradoWi-Fi, and in-seat power and reclining Automated DispatchRegional Airportleather seats in all our vehicles, she (FNL) in Loveland,relates. CO, followed suit to carry passengersThe United Airlines booking platformGateKeeper TNC-OpsTransportation Network Companyto and from Denverallows FNL passengers to check bags Management SystemInternational Airportto their final destinations within the Track every TNC trip!(DEN). Aaron Validate feesAARON EHLE carriers global network. And loyalty Analyze dataEhle, planning andmembers can earn MileagePlus benefits business development specialist at FNL,for their coach trips.is extremely pleased to have premiumOther travelers are also benefiting from shuttle buses as an option for travelers. the land-based service between FNLGateKeeper App-139and DEN. Although the route started asAireld Inspection SoftwareLandline has been going for about Automated inspectionstwo years now, and people are reallya United-only partnership, it has since Automated Work Ordersenjoying the service, Ehle says. It isexpanded to include customers on any Visual Aireld mapreally building steam. The FNL-DENairline. In addition, DEN passengers 651-365-0700 | www.gksys.comAirportImprovement.comJanuary | February 2024'