Essential Air Service at Hobbs, New Mexico

Order 2006-12-6
OST-2002-12800

Issued December 8, 2006 | Served December 13, 2006

Order Requesting Proposals

By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Hobbs, New Mexico, for a new two-year period, beginning June 1, 2007, with or without subsidy.

With specific respect to Hobbs, we expect proposals consisting of two nonstop or one-stop round trips each weekday and each weekend utilizing 19-seat aircraft with service to Albuquerque. Such service is consistent with what the community currently receives, and fully satisfies its essential air service requirements. We encourage proposals that meet those requirements in an efficient manner. Carriers are also welcome to propose more than one service option, if they choose; they need not limit themselves to those requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities -- different hubs, for example -- with subsidy requirements that remain competitive.

By: Todd Homan