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Order 2007-12-20 - EAS at Cape Girardeau, MO; Jackson, TN; Massena, Ogdensburg, Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake/Lake Placid and Watertown, NY and Owensboro, KY - Emergency Request for Proposals for Replacement Service
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
McKellar-Spies Regional Airport
Town of Massena Airport
Ogdensburg International Airport
Watertown Airport
Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport
Plattsburg International Airport
Adriondack Regional Airport
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Essential Air Service at Cape Giradeau, Missouri; Jackson, Tennessee; Massena, New York; Ogdensburg, New York; Owensboro, Kentucky; Plattsburgh, New York; Saranac Lake/Lake Placid, New York and Watertown, New York Order 2007-12-20 Issued December 20, 2007 | Served December 27, 2007 Emergency Request for Proposals for Replacement Service By this order, the Department is (a) prohibiting Big Sky Transportation Co., d/b/a Big Sky Airlines, from suspending its service at the eight above-captioned communities at the end of its 90-day notice period, and (b) requesting proposals, with or without subsidy requests, from carriers interested in providing replacement service. Because of the emergency nature of this case, proposals are due January 11. Big Sky was selected to provide essential air service at the eight communities by a series of orders. Big Sky serves all eight communities with 19-seat Beech 1900 aircraft. All five communities in New York receive three round trips to Boston on weekdays and weekends, the levels called for in the existing contracts. At Jackson, Owensboro and Cape Girardeau, Big Sky is providing less than the contract amount, as it had been ramping up its service after replacing RegionsAir. Jackson and Owensboro currently receive one round trip a day to Cincinnati instead of the two called for in the contract, and Cape Girardeau receives two round trips a day instead of three. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky filed notices of intent to suspend its subsidized EAS at all eight of the communities. Big Sky is the only carrier providing scheduled service at the communities In its notices, Big Sky states that it is incurring unsustainable losses on these routes and that it will be forced to cease all operations at these communities on January 7, notwithstanding the statutory EAS obligations that require a full 90-day notice period By: Michael Reynolds |
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