County Intends to Continue Pursuing Restoration of Essential Air Service

Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel says the county will continue to pursue the restoration of Essential Air Service to the Jamestown Airport despite the FAA's most recent rejection of that effort in June. Wendel, who spoke about the matter on a recent edition of WDOE's "Viewpoint" program, says the data that the county has shows that the Jamestown Airport has enough use to support EAS. He says the federal lawmakers representing the county have been supportive...

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Wendel says the county is also considering other possible avenues in restoring that service, including subsidies from New York State...

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Wendel says that he does not want to do another study; he says the county needs to make its application "stronger." The Jamestown Airport has been without Essential Air Service since 2018.

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