Lakeshore Express adds Oakland County-Northern Mich. flight

More flying options are coming to Metro Detroit now that Lakeshore Express Aviation plans to add a weekend flight option between Oakland County and northern Michigan. The Chicago-based airline recently announced the addition of the route between Oakland County International Airport and Pellston Regional Airport near Mackinaw. The flight will leave for northern Michigan Thursday and Friday afternoons and then return to Oakland County on Sunday and Monday mornings. "People want the ease and comfort of not heading up I-75 and dealing with the traffic," says Greg Stallkamp, CEO of Lakeshore Express Aviation. The 2-year-old private airline announced its expansion to Metro Detroit earlier this year, providing flights between the Oakland County International Airport and Chicago's Midway Airport. Both those flights and the northern Michigan route are set to begin service on June 6th. Lakeshore Express Aviation currently employs 20 people, including 10 recent hires at Oakland County International Airport. The company is looking at further expanding its Michigan flight options, including some puddle-jumping routes between Pellston Regional Airport and some of the islands near the Mackinaw Bridge, such as Mackinac Island and Beaver Island. "We continue to look at additional routes throughout the Midwest," Stallkamp says. Source: Greg Stallkamp, CEO of Lakeshore Express Aviation Writer: Jon Zemke Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.