Glacier Park International Airport unveils expanded terminal
Airport director Rob Ratkowski speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glacier Park International Airport on Tuesday, March 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Attendees ride the escalator during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glacier Park International Airport on Tuesday, March 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Attendees eat snacks inside the new Goat Haunt Saloon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glacier Park International Airport on Tuesday, March 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Attendees ride the escalator during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glacier Park International Airport on Tuesday, March 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Airport director Rob Ratkowski cuts the ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glacier Park International Airport on Tuesday, March 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Airplanes aren’t the only things going up and down at Glacier Park International Airport — it’s now home to Flathead County’s sole set of escalators.
The moving staircases were just one of a set of improvements to the transit hub that airport officials and local dignitaries celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for what is known as Phase 1A of an overall $163 million terminal expansion project. Passengers on Wednesday were expected to begin using the newly-finished gates, three with jet bridges connecting travelers to awaiting aircraft.
“We swung for the fence. We went big. We accepted no compromise,” said Director Rob Ratkowski in his remarks prior to the appearance of the oversized scissors. “And you know what? We nailed it.”
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