Essential Air Service at Alamosa, Cortez and Pueblo, Colorado

Order 04-07-10
OST-97-2960 - Essential Air Service at Alamosa, CO
OST-98-3508 -90-Day Notice of Suspension - Cortez, CO
OST-99-6589 - Ninety Day Notice to Terminate Service at Pueblo, Colorado

Issued July 15, 2004 | Served July 20, 2004

Order Selecting Carrier and Setting Final Subsidy Rates | Word

After a thorough review of the carriers' proposals and the communities' comments, we have decided to select Great Lakes to continue providing Alamosa's and Cortez's service for a new two-year period. We are selecting Mesa/Air Midwest to provide service at Pueblo. Our decision is consistent with the communities' preferences and statutory criteria. The two carriers' proposed rates are reasonable, and both carriers' service at these and other subsidized essential air service communities continues to be satisfactory.

Both communities seek upgrades to the service that they are currently receiving in the form of service to a second hub (Albuquerque or Phoenix). As we fully discussed in Order 2004-5-15, May 20, 2004 (making essential air service carrier selections at five Nebraska communities), though, we are disinclined to support new service to second hubs.

By: Karan Bhatia