“Federal subsidies are also distorting the commercial market. The Essential Air Service (EAS) program subsidizes flights to 200 small airports that are not otherwise commercially viable. The program was established in the 1970s as a temporary measure to cushion deregulation. It has since been made permanent. Finally ending the program would free hundreds of pilots to serve larger markets with more passengers.”
Citation: Project 2025, Section 3.10: Department of Transportation, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, page 663, paragraph 6
Context:
Now she’s outright arguing for an example of what I was talking about at the beginning of this section. They do not care about rural or traditionally underserved areas. Ending the EAS program would likely result in many of these smaller airports losing commercial air service altogether. Here’s that list of communities that will be affected.
Full contextual analysis of Section 3.10: Department of Transportation here.
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