Thursday, Dec 20 2012 01:15 PM
Air service to begin in 2013 between Denver and boomtown in Canadian oil sands
By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
Canada's oil industry is moving a step closer to the U.S. oil industry. Not literally, of course.
On Thursday, United Airlines announced its plans to launch air service between Denver and a town in the heart of the Athabasca oil sands.
Here's a link to the Denver Post's story on the new service, which is expected to start in June:
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