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Straight from USAToday... today.
Mesa is ending the service at least in part because it "is moving out of the Beechcraft 1900 business nationwide," according to Today's News Herald of Lake Havasu City. The paper adds that "using mostly federal dollars, Lake Havasu City did subsidize service in the past, said Stan Usinowicz, Community Services Department director. He did not know how long ago the assistance ended. Without those subsidies, there is 'no way to compete with the larger guys. You can't operate these small airlines into these rural communities,' Ornstein said."
Arizona city to lose only commerical airline
Want to fly to Arizona's Lake Havasu City? You'll be out of luck, at least if you're hoping to travel after May 6. That's when regional giant Mesa Air –- a US Airways partner and Lake Havasu's sole commercial carrier -– will end its service to the city, The Associated Press reports. "It's really pretty simple. We just could not operate profitably," Mesa CEO Jonathan Ornstein says of the decision to end flights to Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport. Mesa flew to the city as a US Airways Express partner, offering flights to US Airways' hubs in Phoenix and Las Vegas using 19-seat Beechcraft aircraft. Mesa is ending the service at least in part because it "is moving out of the Beechcraft 1900 business nationwide," according to Today's News Herald of Lake Havasu City. The paper adds that "using mostly federal dollars, Lake Havasu City did subsidize service in the past, said Stan Usinowicz, Community Services Department director. He did not know how long ago the assistance ended. Without those subsidies, there is 'no way to compete with the larger guys. You can't operate these small airlines into these rural communities,' Ornstein said."