PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Denver Air Connection is follow suit with many airlines in dropping mask usage on all flights in their system.  Director of Business Development Jon Coleman says it happened fast.

Coleman says it’s not a bad idea to keep a mask with you while traveling.

Denver Air Connection carried over a thousand passengers from Pierre in March and is pleased with traffic out of both Pierre and Watertown.

Denver Air is in the first year of a two-year Essential Air Service contract to provide subsidies commercial air service to Pierre and Watertown with flights to Denver and in Watertown’s case, Chicago.