I was at FKL-Franklin County Venango Airport in Pennsylvania today and I saw US Air flies there. This airport is uncontrolled and their equipment was a Beechcraft, and the only flight was to PIT.
I asked a guy why they fly there, and he said the government subsidizes those flights so rural people can have airline access. I heard about this before, but I thought it only happened in Alaska. The ticket agent said they don't even cancel the flight if only 1 or 2 people get on. It's strange that US Air does all of this since PIT isn't a far drive.
Can someone tell me more about these flights? Where else does this happen in the USA?
I asked a guy why they fly there, and he said the government subsidizes those flights so rural people can have airline access. I heard about this before, but I thought it only happened in Alaska. The ticket agent said they don't even cancel the flight if only 1 or 2 people get on. It's strange that US Air does all of this since PIT isn't a far drive.
Can someone tell me more about these flights? Where else does this happen in the USA?