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Seat 2A
United
Western
Frontier
Hughes Airwest
Texas International
I'm tossing between Eastern and Delta here. 50-50. Let's go with Eastern.
Hey-hey,
Seat 2A!
Well, five out of six is pretty darn good!
Here are the air carriers, the aircraft types they operated and the weekday frequencies (most flights operated daily):
United - One (1) B727-100 flight, three (3) B727-200 flights, one (1) B737-200 flight
Western - Two (2) B727-200 flights (one 72S flight operated Daily Ex. Sat.), four (4) B737-200 flights
Frontier - Eight (8) B737-200 flights (two flights operated Daily Ex. Sat.)
Hughes Airwest - Three (3) DC-9-30 flights
Texas International - Five (5) DC-9-10 flights
And last but not certainly least......
Braniff International - One (1) B727-100 flight (operated Daily Ex. Sun.), two (2) B727-200 flights
So in November of 1979, there were thirty (30) jet flights every weekday from SLC to DEN......