For the week of  September 12 - 18, 2001

Hailey’s airport reopens for business

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By TRAVIS PURSER
Express Staff Writer

Hailey’s Friedman Memorial Airport reopened Thursday at 9:55 p.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration required airports and airlines to enact a number of new security measures before flights could resume. All air travel in the country was grounded Tuesday, when four hijacked jets were used in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history

Horizon Air and SkyWest were scheduling commercial flights for Friday at Hailey. General aviation charter and air taxi flights were also allowed. All other general aviation was still grounded.

Due to new security measures at the Hailey airport terminal, Horizon recommends passengers arrive two hours before departure, and SkyWest recommends passengers arrive an hour early.

The terminal’s parking lot was closed indefinitely this week, and no alternate parking spaces adjacent to the terminal are currently available.

Passengers may be dropped off at the terminal entrance. Cars left unattended will be towed, said Pete Kramer, airport chief of operations.

Passengers should expect to be asked more questions than in the past and to be subject to more frequent baggage searches in light of heightened emphasis on security, airline representatives say.

For more information, call Horizon at (800) 547-9308 (http://www.horizonair.com) or SkyWest (http://www.skywest.com)  at (800) 221-1212.

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The FAA also has announced that airports at Boise, Idaho Falls and Salt Lake City have been cleared for resumption of commercial flights.

For an updated list of national airports that have been reopened, and for answers to questions about new security restrictions and passenger requirements for compliance, visit the FAA’s web site at www.faa.gov

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