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Subsidies Keep Airlines Flying to Small Towns

October 6, 2006/

Hoping for an empty seat beside you on your next flight? No problem — just schedule a trip to someplace like Kingman, Ariz.; Brookings, S.D.; or Pueblo.

They are among more than 100 locales around the country that receive federally subsidized airline service, and the average number of passengers on each flight is about three.

Matthew Staver for The New York Times

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/06/business/06boonies.html?hp&ex=1160193600&en=303e5958a42b6137&ei=5094&partner=homepage

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