The U.S. DOT will award a total of $16.9 million to help 25 communities across the country improve their air services according to a U.S. Department of Transportation article. They say,
“The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that it will award $16.9 million from the Small Community Air Service Development Program to help 25 communities in 20 states develop their own solutions to local air service needs. These federal grants assist small communities across the country with maintaining and building air service options.”
“In so many of our nation’s smaller communities, local air service is crucial to residents’ lives and livelihoods,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “We’re proud to award these grants to help strengthen local air service in 25 smaller communities and help Americans across the country get to where they need to go more efficiently and affordably.”
The U.S. DOT paid $3.65 million to help five cities fly to DFW International Airport according to a The Dallas Morning News article which observes,
“DFW International Airport could pick up flights to five small cities as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s program to strengthen service to regional airports.
The federal government’s Small Community Air Service Development Program gave a combined $3.65 million to airports in Rochester, Minn.; Great Falls, Mont.; Natchez, Miss.; Pasco, Wash.; and Charleston, West Virginia, to start flying non-stop routes to DFW International Airport. The flights still need final approval between the airlines and the airport before they are officially scheduled.”
The communities selected to receive grants have provided specific plans and timetables for using their funds in a timely manner.
