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A plan to add more flights between New
York’s Plattsburgh International Airport and Boston could mean a
loss of customers for Vermont’s Burlington International Airport.
Plattsburgh is poised to receive $2.1
million in federal subsidies to begin flying 34-passenger turboprops
between Boston and Plattsburgh up to three times a day in the coming
months. The service would be an upgrade over the nine-passenger
Cessnas flown by Cape Air, and could attract the Canadian passenger
Burlington relies on.
The Burlington Free Press reports that
adding a Boston route remains a priority for Burlington, which has
not had service to Boston since Big Sky Airlines stopped flying the
route two years ago.
Officials in the Tri-Lakes area have
stated they want to continue the Essential Air Services agreement
with Cape Air at the Adirondack Regional Airport.
-The
Associated Press, 2-8-10
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