SLC airport finds perfect pitchman for new nonstop flight to Germany: LDS apostle Dieter Uchtdorf
“Finally, the time has come,” says high-ranking leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who, as an airline executive, tried to get nonstop service between Salt Lake City and Frankfurt.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, greets the Eurowings Discover flight crew after arriving at Salt Lake City International Airport, Monday, May 23, 2022, the first nonstop flight from Frankfurt, Germany.
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