Changes underway for Hays airport inside and out (VIDEO)

skywest jet to be used in hays — Bombardier-manufactured CRJ200 50-passenger turbofan aircraft

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The look of the tarmac at Hays Regional Airport soon will change.

SkyWest, operating as United Express, will start passenger flight service Aug. 1. The daily flights between Hays and Denver will operate using 50-seat Bombardier-manufactured CRJ200 aircraft.

The planes are bigger than what’s been used by prior commercial flight providers.

Acting airport manager I.D. Creech, who is also the Hays Public Works Director, said that requires some changes:

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