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Is Essential Air Service wasting taxpayer money?

February 25, 2015 /

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The Essential Air Service (EAS) program began in 1978 to ensure commercial flights to small and remote communities.

There are more than 100 different routes under the program today, and most of them offer multiple flights each day, but in many cases, the planes are virtually empty.

The cost to taxpayers for subsidizing those journeys has quadrupled in the last decade to a whopping $261 million, which has some lawmakers convinced the program is anything but essential, reports CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave.

Full Story: http://www.kbzk.com/story/28190582/is-essential-air-service-wasting-taxpayer-money

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