United States Carriers Are Cutting Flights To Regional Airports
, 2022-11-24 03:46:00,
The United States federal government created the Essential Air Services Program to ensure that almost 100 cities receive air service. Airlines are incentivized to operate in these cities but cut routes in others.
Decrease in regional services
Though air travel has rebounded significantly for many airlines and destinations, others continue to struggle. Of the 430 airports in the continental United States that offer commercial passenger service today and before the pandemic, 76% had fewer flights in 2022 than in 2019. Smaller airports were hit the hardest.
American Airlines currently has 100 regional jets out of service due to a pilot shortage and has cut services to 15 cities, including Ithaca and Islip’s MacArthur Airport in New York, Toledo, Ohio, and Dubuque, Iowa. United Airlines has also cut its regional network, primarily in Virginia and West Virginia. In May 2020, Delta Air Lines left numerous airports and had not returned to ten of them.
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Cutting regional services makes air travel extremely difficult for passengers who live in smaller cities. Prices can rise significantly when services decrease, flights are scheduled for odd hours, connection times can be increased, and in the event of cancelations, passengers have to drive hours to the nearest major airport to fly.
Missoula, Montana, a popular leisure destination, has lost almost 20% of its commercial passenger…
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