Bill Tries To Preserve Hagerstown Flights
posted 2:25 pm Fri September 28, 2007 - Hagerstown
Commercial air service in Hagerstown would be preserved through at least November 15th under a federal funding bill awaiting President Bush's signature. Without the funding, the only carrier serving Hagerstown Regional Airport would pull out Monday.
Maryland senators Benjamin Cardin and Barbara Mikulksi say a measure to extend the Essential Air Service subsidy program was part of a stopgap spending bill Congress passed Thursday night.
They say continuing the subsidy program is critical to finding a carrier to replace Air Midwest, which operates US Airways Express flights between Hagerstown and Pittsburgh.
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