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Waterloo Regional Airport leaders urge local flyers to use ALO as route growth plan continues
Summary
Airport board members told supervisors that two daily American Airlines regional flights and a June upgauge give the region more seats but have lowered load factors; they urged community use to attract additional service and announced a TSA PreCheck event planned for February.
Representatives of the Waterloo Regional Airport briefed the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2 about efforts to grow passenger air service at ALO.
David Dietz, chair of the Waterloo Regional Airport Board, described the airport as an "engine" for economic development and said the county currently has two daily American Airlines regional jet flights into Chicago. "We're currently served by American Airlines...we're served by 2 flights a day, on a 65-seat regional jet aircraft," Dietz…
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