Announces more cities. In addition to Worcester, they have announced Kalamzaoo, Michigan and Lehigh Valley to Punta Gorda and Sanford after their announcement here. I am trying real hard to support this, but three cities in one week???
Then I read this in Aero-News
The Boston Herald reports Massport agreed to waive all landing, jet bridge and terminal fees for Direct Air for two years, to help the upstart service establish a foothold in the market. The city of Worcester and Massport will also kick in up to $300,000 in federal grant money to promote the carrier's service to Florida.
Remember this was the the 450,000 grant that we got from the DOT 4 years ago that we were suppose to spend in 3 years. Last September we got an extension for one year and now it looks like the 300,000 remaining will be spent of Direct Air.
Lets hope the airport commission 1) reviews all monies planned to be spent on marketing efforts and 2) reviews paid invoices and reimbures Direct Air versus writing a check for the remaining funds to Direct Air.
Same Time Next Year
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It’s been nearly a year since I wrote about the problems that come from
having 11 bosses who are not on the same page about anything, as well as
suggestion...
4 months ago
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What was the fuel tax issue that came up around the time Allegiant left? Did that ever get resolved? If the city is planning on soaking the passengers with parking fees, why not grab a slice of the fuel pie as well?
By the way, Aero-News (Jim Campbell) is not considered an unbiased news source. He has a history of billing people for advertising that they never authorized, and bashing their products when they refuse to pay his bill.
I doubt this is the case in an article he copied form the Herald, but be wary of any of his editorials.
So we can expect these guys to disappear in two years if they make it that long. Great. They should have flashed that 300k to cape air.
I guess If we have to spend by a date certain............................then it may as weell be on this...........the result here is similar to years ago when the gov't mandated that certain comm. airlines serve Worc Airport....instead fed'l money is directly subsidizing Direct Air s opposed to Direct being mandated to serve ORH.........we all have the obvious question.............what happens if/when the gov't well runs dry?
Stay tuned I guess
I beleive it was that the City imposed their own tax on the disposition of fuel sold at SwissPort.
Was it resolved????
My point exactly why didn't Cape Air come to ORH or maybe we are talking to them??
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