PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The deadline has arrived for air carriers to
submit proposals for a flight connecting South Dakota's capital
city with Minneapolis.
Delta Airlines plans to cut its Pierre-Minneapolis route Nov. 20
because of a drop in passengers. The federal Department of
Transportation last month approved the move. The city has appealed
that decision, saying the flight is important to businesses and
residents, as well as state government.
Pierre airport manager Mike Isaacs tells KCCR radio that the
federal DOT until Friday was accepting proposals for subsidized
Essential Air Service routes in South Dakota. The
Pierre-Minneapolis route does not receive EAS money, but Isaacs
says the route could be included in proposals that airlines make
for other cities such as Aberdeen.
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