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Old Jul 15, 2011, 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by mtkeller
Wow, ND will have more airports (FAR, BIS, GFK, MOT) with scheduled DL service than MN if all these destinations are cut. (ISN and DIK are currently EAS subsidized with Great Lakes service, codesharing with UA and F9.)

I'm wondering if DL isn't taking the disarray in MN state government as an opportunity to axe a bunch of these destinations.

Could they get EAS subsidy to reduce frequency to something like three flights weekly on a 50-seat CRJ, or does EAS subsidization require daily service?
EAS requires 2 daily flights min during the week. But even so, three flights a week would defeat the whole purpose - business travelers cant utilize flights that only operate a few days a week. Works fine for Allegiant Air to Vegas et al but not for these markets.
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