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Salt Lake City International Airport celebrates its 100th birthday
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(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake City International Airport commemorated its 100-year anniversary with a bust unveiling of Lawrence H. Lee, Dec. 21, 2020. Lee was the former CEO of Western Airlines, who was responsible for converting what had been a medium-sized airport in 1983 into the nationÕs 23rd busiest with 99 nonstop destinations.
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Airport Executive Director Bill Wyatt says it’s probably appropriate for that centennial to happen in 2020, showing that nothing can stop the airport and its growth.
“We’ve survived here an earthquake, catastrophic loss of business, a pandemic. And you know what? We’re going strong. We had 15,000 people at the front door today, which is about half our normal load,” he said. “Salt Lake is one of the busiest airports in the United States right now, which is kind of ....

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