Essential Air Service at Show Low Arizona

Order 03-10-8
OST-98-4409 - EAS at Show Low, AZ

Issued and Served October 7, 2003

Order Setting Final Rates

By letter dated May 30, 2003, the State of Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) requested that the Department delay issuance of any new, long-term contracts for essential air service at Page, Show Low, Prescott and Kingman. According to ADOT, it is working in conjunction with the four communities to prepare a proposal in which the State of Arizona would serve as the sponsor and contractor for a single carrier to provide essential air service at all four of these communities. In that capacity, ADOT states that the State would solicit, select, monitor and pay the carrier for its services with funds from the Essential Air Service program. The Department supports the efforts of ADOT to seek innovative solutions to local air service needs. Indeed, increased state involvement is one of the cornerstones of the Administration's Flight-100 reauthorization proposal. This concept is fully consistent with the aims of the Essential Air Service program. As a result, we have acceded to ADOT's request and deferred action on the setting of any long-term subsidy rates for these four communities until further notice.

By: Michael Reynolds