Federal subsidy to Alaska Airlines will continue for rural Southeast services

The federal government has again selected Alaska Airlines as the Essential Air Service (EAS) carrier for Petersburg, Wrangell, Gustavus, Cordova and Yakutat. The EAS program subsidizes the cost of daily flights to remote communities and that cost is going up.

Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg

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