ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County’s Industry Relations Manager Allison Volcic was on her way to Wisconsin to visit her daughters last week.

What she saw when she arrived at Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport had her doing a little bit of a double-take.

That’s because she had coincidentally booked herself a seat on the first flight out of the brand-new airport terminal, which had a soft opening that day.

“I work in travel and tourism, but it was just pure coincidence that I happened to be going out on that flight,” she told Cowboy State Daily. “So, it was neat to be able to be there and share it with people as well.”

Volcic couldn’t help but feel a bit like a secret princess, showing up for such a momentous flight in the southwest Wyoming region. There were sugar cookies for the occasion

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