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President Trump’s budget would end federal support for air service in rural communities, many of which voted for him in the election.
The spending blueprint, released Thursday, proposes entirely eliminating funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, arguing that EAS flights “are not full and have high subsidy costs per passenger” and that “several EAS-eligible communities are relatively close to major airports.”
The 40-year old program, which costs taxpayers about $175 million per year, gives small towns and communities access to air service, providing better access to businesses in those areas. Some local officials have said they could not continue air service without federal subsidies.
President Trump’s budget would end federal support for air service in rural communities, many of which voted for him in the election.
The spending blueprint, released Thursday, proposes entirely eliminating funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, arguing that EAS flights “are not full and have high subsidy costs per passenger” and that “several EAS-eligible communities are relatively close to major airports.”
The 40-year old program, which costs taxpayers about $175 million per year, gives small towns and communities access to air service, providing better access to businesses in those areas. Some local officials have said they could not continue air service without federal subsidies.
If it can't survive on it's own it's useless and not needed. Just like Amtrak
I am truly cursed to be a rational adult with a functioning memory.
As I read this thread, I thought "Wasn't this essential air service instituted as a trade off for the de-regulation of the airlines back in the 1970s"?
Why, yes it was, in 1978. For those that don't know, the airlines used to be highly regulated. The airlines did not want to be highly regulated. They wished freedom, to fly where they would, and charge as they desired.
Wish granted. However, many smaller communities objected, saying that they would lose needed air services. Hence, Congress passed the law regarding essential air services:
Kind of reminds me when the airlines promised to not dehub Memphis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincy...
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