Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Allegiant to add base, 2 nonstop routes at Ford Airport

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SUE:..TODAY -- A MAJOR

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE FORD

AIRPORT.ALLEGIANT AIR IS

ADDING A BASE IN GRAND RAPIDS

AND INVESTING BIG MONEY IN THE

AREA...

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EMILY:..24 HOUR NEWS 8'S EVAN

DEAN IS LIVE AT THE FORD

AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON -- WHAT

WHAT AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE

SAYING ABOUT THE EXPANSION.

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EVAN:..SUE/EMILY...ADDING A

BASE HERE WILL MEAN 66 NEW

JOBS AND AN INVESTMENT OF MORE

THAN $42 MILLION DOLLARS...

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THE BASE WILL OPEN IN JUNE AND

CREATE A WIDE RANGE OF JOBS,

EVERYTHING FROM PILOTS TO

MAINTENANCE CREWS...BY MAKING

THE MOVE ALLEGIANT WILL NOW BE

HOUSING TWO PLANES AT THE

AIRPORT GIVING THEM MORE

FLEXIBILITY TO ADD NEW ROUTES

IN THE FUTURE...

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IN FACT THEY'RE ALREADY DOING

SO AS WE REPORTED ON DAYBREAK,

ALLEGIANT ANNOUNCED TODAY

THEY'RE ADDING 2 MORE NON STOP

ROUTES... NASHVILLE AND

SAVANNAH GEORGIA... GIVING

THEM 9 TOTAL...THIS ISN'T THE

FIRST TIME ALLEGIANT HAS ADDED

A BASE HERE... THEY DID SO IN

2009 BUT REMOVED IT A YEAR AND

A HALF LATER DURING A TOUGH

ECONOMIC TIME...BRINGING A

BASE BACK A NOD TO THE GROWTH

IN THIS REGION...

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BRIAN PICARDAT INTERIM

PRESIDENT AND CEO, GERALD R

FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

27:53 "THE ECONOMY HERE IN

WEST MICHIGAN, THE TRAVELING

THAT WE'RE SEEING... UP OVER

16 PERCENT LAST YEAR WAS THE

FINAL NUMBERS WHEN WE SEE

THEM... THAT JUST SHOWS THAT

THERE'S PEOPLE WILLING TO

TRAVEL PEOPLE WILLING TO USE

THE AIR SERVICE AND THAT'S WHY

ALLEGIANT IS COMMITTING TO

USING OUR AIRPORT."

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EVAN:..WE JUST SPOKE WITH

OFFICIALS FROM ALLEGIANT...

WHY THEY SAY IT ONLY MADE

SENSE TO BRING THE BASE BACK

HERE... THAT STORY COMING UP

TONIGHT. LIVE AT THE FORD

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...

EDE... 24HN8...