Essential Air Service at Oil City/Franklin, Pennsylvania

Order 2007-1-11
OST-1997-2523

Issued January 22, 2007 | Served January 25, 2007

Order Requesting Proposals

By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania for the two-year period beginning April 1, 2007, with or without subsidy.

With specific respect to Franklin/Oil City, we ask that carriers submit proposals for two round trips a day (12 round trips per week) to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, or another suitable hub with 15-seat or larger, pressured aircraft. In order to give the Department and the communities as broad an array of proposals as possible from which to choose, carriers are also welcome to prepare more than one service option; they need not limit themselves to these requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities, different hubs, for example, with subsidy requirements that remain competitive. Such service is generally consistent with what the community currently receives. As always, we will formally solicit the communities’ views on any service options we receive before making a long-term carrier-selection decision.

By: Todd Homan