Originally Posted by
wjsx
CBS Morning News just ran a piece "exposing" the cost to taxpayers of federal subsidies for virtually empty EAS flights. I'm posting this in the Skywest thread because the piece followed a United/Skywest flight from DEN to JMS, Devil's Lake ND. There were also brief shots of CRJs in the Skywest livery, and a sound bite from the congressmen who wants to eliminate the subsidies. All in all it had a critical tone.
Just FYI.
That pesky EAS service is for the annoying farmers who pay lots of taxes and produce the stuff that goes on the Subway 6" $5.00 special that feeds F/Os around the country. Heaven forbid that those pesky farmers would want to take their kids to their cancer treatment appointments or gasp, on vacation.