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Feds deny subsidized air service to Great Bend
USDOT rejects local appeal
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Federal transportation officials notified Great Bend Thursday that the Great Bend Municipal Airport is not eligible for Essential Air Service. - photo by Tribune file photo
It wasn’t the news Great Bend officials wanted to hear Thursday morning. They were notified by the United States Department of Transportation that their appeal to retain essential air service at the Municipal Airport had been denied. “We were terminated from the EAS program,” airport Manager Martin Miller said.