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Show 6 Salt Lake asks better air service to north Not too many of us want to fly north for the winter right now, but that could change in the near future. Once it does, state representatives want to make sure there are enough wings to get us there when trips between Salt Lake and Anchorage, Alaska, become popular. David L. Wilkinson, counsel for the Utah Agencies, a group created by the state. Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce to lobby for improved air service for the state, flew to Portland last week to present testimony on behalf of Northwest Pipeline Co. to the Civil Aeronautics Board. The CAB is holding hearings on whether to authorize flights from Anchorage to several west coast cities. According to Wilkinson, the state is interested in described Northwests now-complet- ed Alyeska pipeline. Last year, only seven persons per day on the Has your business been paying eipensive costs because you felt monthly otTcouldnl afford youCowncomputer2 Has yoursmall. business gonejithout the services of a computer because you thought thecost prohibitiveTot the procedures too hard ,lo learnWEVEIGOIGREAILNEWS average flew each way between the two cities, he said. Even the increase from Northwest business wouldn't justify a nonstop service, but the indirect service would be helpful, the testimony said. Wilkinson said the CAB will probably attempt to benefit a backup city, such as Salt Lake City, in making its decision on who gets the routes. time-sharin- g ORJTOU1 Wilkinson also said a request has been made for non-sto- p service from Salt Lake to St. Louis. SB ft COMPUTER seeing that airlines also serving Salt Lake City will get those routes. Thus, Salt Lake passengers will have additional service to Anchorage via the west coast. The two airlines serving Salt Lake are Hughes Airwest and Western Airlines. Others seeking the same routes but not serving Salt Lake are Continental, Wien Air Alaska, Alaska Airlines, and Northwest Orient. At present, Wilkinson said, all the flights to the west coast from Anchorage are to Portland or Seattle. None go nonstop to San Francisco or Los angeles but that authority is being now sought. Wilkinson explained the increased authority for a company serving Salt Lake is important now because of the sfetSSu?1' wsfessSt vUSS MOt increased traffic between Anchorage and Salt Lake City which is expected to result from Northwest Pipelines Alcan project. The testimony Restaurants planned at Arrow Press Sq. The new owners of Arrow Press Square have plans for at least two more restaurants in the works. Jerry Olpin, president of American Real Estate Associates, said the firm has six to eight high quality restaurants standing in line" for space at a development American is planning next to the old Capitol Theatre. He said the firm hasn't decided which new restaurants will go into the development which could run as much as SI million. With the demand for rental space high downtown. Olpin said American will be looking at upgrading tenants in the Square. Olpin believes the site is a natural for a restaurant center since it is adjacent to the performing arts center now under construction. Soforf light instruction, charters, rentalsand sales, see Skyhawk. SALTLAKE AIRPORT 2 WEST JORDAN, UTAH84084 (801)566-167- 5 -(- 801)328-9774 |