Just this week, the United States Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, was able to announce that the department was successful in securing an additional $41 million in funding to continue the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. This initiative provides vital air connections to rural communities across the United States.

The program had been in danger of collapse due to a democrat led shutdown, which would have seen the program lapse in early November. The EAS subsidised air carriers to operate in and out of airports where the routes are simply not profitable, and the continued operation of flights is a lifeline for work opportunities, medical transport, and the transportation of commercial goods.

A Shortfall In Allocated Funds

On October 6, the US DOT notified communities and

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