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Board hears DOT letter warning EAS subsidies may pause; airport plans to share risk to maintain service
Summary
Board members reviewed a Department of Transportation communication about potential interruption of Essential Air Service subsidies during a federal government shutdown and heard that the airport and Contour Airlines committed to continuing flights with a shared-risk approach until reimbursements resume.
The board reviewed a Department of Transportation communication indicating that, if a government shutdown continued, subsidy payments for Essential Air Service (EAS/AEAS) could be interrupted and airports and carriers might need to front operating costs until reimbursements resume.
A board member reported receiving a DOT letter saying the subsidy program could run out of money by the weekend and that the DOT…
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