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> 1) Stop subsidizing air & road travel so much Huh, I get that road travel is subsidized, but never heard about air. Do you know how that shakes out? Federal
by lionhearted 17y ago
> 1) Stop subsidizing air & road travel so much
Huh, I get that road travel is subsidized, but never heard about air. Do you know how that shakes out? Federal government or localities building airports, or providing some sort of free coordinating services, or some such? I had always just kinda assumed that airlines were renting or leasing airport space and covering most of the costs from it, but that was just me idly guessing.
- fortes 17y agoI'm not super-educated here (learned from a friend of mine), but here are some links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Air_Service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Air_Service (about $74/passenger subsidy for small airports in rural areas. http://www.dot.gov/bib2009/htm/FAA.html http://www.dot.gov/bib2009/htm/FAA.html -- the FAA 2009 budget, includes: $9.7 billion for Air traffic organization $2.1 billion for Safety & Operations $2.8 billion for Airport grants