Wings of Alaska shuts down; air carriers down to 1

Wings of Alaska has shut its doors, reducing service to Haines to a single air carrier.

But as the company’s service has been limited, the closure apparently won’t make a big difference, residents said this week.

Wings managing partner Aldwin Harder told the Juneau Empire Monday the decision to close was “primarily an economic one,” and that aviation was a “difficult business to make money in.”

In Haines, Alaska Seaplanes staff have commented on the…