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UPS to Fly Cargo In and Out of Gary/Chicago International Airport

GARY- The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority is now part of the UPS air network and air shipment operations are expected to begin later this year.

The "Times" reports the airport entered into an agreement with UPS on Wednesday.
It comes with 14,000 square feet of office space for UPS in the airport’s passenger terminal and a 150,000 square foot ramp with space to park two Airbus A300s.

UPS expects to begin operations before the holiday shopping season, with weeknight flights from Gary to the UPS hub in Louisville, and return flights the following morning. The flights will carry packages for UPS's Next Day Air service.

 

Sharon Jackson is the local host of "All Things Considered" and a reporter for Lakeshore Public Radio. She has been with 89.1 FM since its launch in 2009. Sharon is also a radio DJ in Chicago, and has been since 2004. In her previous job at Metro Networks/Westwood One, she was heard on am 890 WLS, WGN radio 720 am and am 560 WIND. She has also delivered news and traffic reports on radio stations all over Chicago and the suburbs including 95.9 The River, 98.3 WCCQ and Star 96.7.