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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: SuperSix on August 12 2011, 05:29:50 PM

Title: Gov't pays for empty flights to rural airports
Post by: SuperSix on August 12 2011, 05:29:50 PM

You can't make this shit up.

Maybe I am spoiled, living very close to a relatively large urban area - but what do you remote folks think?

Is this a good way to promote remote are growth????

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AVIATION_SHUTDOWN_RURAL_SUBSIDIES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-11-21-42-37 (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AVIATION_SHUTDOWN_RURAL_SUBSIDIES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-11-21-42-37)

Title: Re: Gov't pays for empty flights to rural airports
Post by: Steve Wood on August 12 2011, 10:01:05 PM

I can see the reasoning behind it...but, I am not sure this is the time to do it...

Title: Re: Gov't pays for empty flights to rural airports
Post by: gordyzx9r on August 12 2011, 11:13:15 PM

Reminds me of an airport that was built out east...in the middle of nowhere for no reason other than a politician somehow got it approved for his district. 

Title: Re: Gov't pays for empty flights to rural airports
Post by: Top Speed on August 13 2011, 04:44:24 PM

Waste of money.