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Imperial County board recommends SkyWest Charter, 14 weekly flights to LAX, as EAS community preference
Summary
Imperial County supervisors voted Feb. 17 to recommend SkyWest Charter with a commitment to 14 weekly round trips to Los Angeles as the county's community-preference recommendation to the U.S. Department of Transportation for Essential Air Service.
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors voted on Feb. 17 to recommend SkyWest Charter, with a commitment to 14 weekly round trips to Los Angeles, as the county’s community-preference recommendation to the U.S. Department of Transportation in the Essential Air Service (EAS) carrier selection.
Staff presentation: Deputy County Executive Officer Gil Rebel and acting Airport Manager Marlene Lopez told the board they received six proposals that vary by aircraft size, frequency and estimated annual DOT subsidy. Staff emphasized that the board’s action is advisory; DOT makes the final award and the county has the option to request an extension to the Feb. 25 submission deadline (staff said DOT indicated willingness to extend to March 17).
Proposals and trade-offs: Bids ranged from nine-seat turboprops with high frequency to 50-seat regional jets with fewer weekly round trips.…
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