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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 18 > What it takes to keep carriers

What it takes to keep carriers

Regional airports risk losing service amid budget cuts, so many are paying to hang on

By Elizabeth Olson / The Bulletin
August 18, 2009

With airlines cutting back service in a weak economy, some cities that are too big to qualify for federal help but too small to keep the planes flying in have stepped up with ways to hang on: paying the airlines, either directly or indirectly.

The cities, ranging from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to....

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