Essential Air Service at Clarksburg/Fairmont, Morgantown, and Parkersburg, West Virginia

Order 2006-3-8
OST-2005-20734 - EAS at Parkersburg, WV
OST-2005-20735 - EAS at Morgantown, WV
OST-2005-20736 - EAS at Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV

Issued March 7, 2006 | Served March 10, 2006

Order Extending Service Obligation

On March 31, 2005, Air Midwest filed a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend its unsubsidized service at Clarksburg/Fairmont, Morgantown and Parkersburg, WV. By Order 2005-4-19, April 19, 2005, the Department prohibited Air Midwest from suspending service and requested proposals, with subsidy if necessary, from carriers interested in providing replacement service. As required by 49 U.S.C. 41734, we have extended Air Midwest’s service obligation for additional 30-day periods, the latest through March 20, 2006, by Order 2006-2-3.

By Order 2005-9-8, September 9, 2005, the Department selected RegionsAir to provide subsidized essential air service at the communities. However, the carrier transition will not have taken place before the end of the current hold-in period. Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we must extend Air Midwest’s service obligation at the communities for an additional 30 days, or until RegionsAir inaugurates service, whichever occurs first.

By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the service obligation of Mesa Air Group, Inc., d/b/a Air Midwest, Inc. at Clarksburg/Fairmont, Morgantown and Parkersburg, West Virginia, for an additional 30 days, through April 19, 2006.

By: Todd Homan