[Travelandtourism] [The-travel-monitor] Delta wants to pull servicein some smallerdomestic markets

[cheryl echevarria]

Thank you Maurice:

There is a good side to this, airlines like Southwest and Jetblue can come in there as well. If people who are listening live here in the NY Area, especially Long Island.

Senator Schumer is trying to get Jetblue to fly out of McArthur Airport, also known as Islip Airport, which is wonderful.

USAIR AND Southwest currently fly out of Islip.

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  Wow.  I didn't know the Federal Government pays the airlines for flying
  service to small out of the way airports.  Looks like that's about to come
  to an end.

  Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) said on Friday it would pull service in some
  smaller U.S. markets to stem $14 million in annual losses associated with
  such flights.

  The halt is planned for 24 markets served under the Essential Air Service
  program, a U.S. program created to make sure smaller cities have a minimum
  level of passenger air service.

  The U.S. Department of Transportation provides subsidies to airlines tied to
  some markets under the program.

  Cities affected by Delta's planned move include Watertown, South Dakota;
  Waterloo, Iowa; and Butte, Montana, according to a list of affected cities
  the carrier provided on its website.

  Delta said flights in the affected markets on average depart with 52 percent
  of seats filled, with some locations as low as 12 percent. Some flights have
  been operated occasionally with no passengers on board, it added.

  "The new reality of mounting cost pressures faced by our industry means we
  can no longer afford to provide this service," Delta said in a statement.

  Delta said plans to retire its Saab turboprop fleet and some 50-seat jets
  hamper the economics of serving the smaller and rural areas. It said the DOT
  would be able to select a new carrier to start service in the affected
  Essential Air Service areas within a 90-day period, and added it was
  coordinating with other carriers to bid on the routes in some cities.

  The carrier also said it would continue service in some markets but was
  seeking an increased program subsidy rate.


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