Originally Posted by
flydaho
Reading the article it looks like the airline or passengers would have to pay $14 additional/passenger to keep it under the subsidy. Knowing BTQ im sure they have a few cards under their sleeve to make sure it works out. I also wouldn't consider the waiver to be a long shot by any means.
No the issue is that PDT is less than 210 miles from PDX (its 203 miles) and thus not qualified for EAS.
In May, the DOT issued a list of thirty towns that, according to its assessments, were no longer eligible for the EAS programme. The DOT requires a community to be more than 210 miles (338 kilometres) from the nearest large or medium hub airport.
And it isn't just a matter of $14 if they loose the EAS subsidy.
I really want to see Boutique replace Seapot. Seapot is just a piece of crap company. But Boutique might have trouble making this work financially without EAS.