Tuesday, September 13, 2011

U.S. Department of Transportation orders Delta to continue serving Sioux City, Iowa.

Posted: Sep 13, 2011 7:41 PM EDT
By Matt Breen, Evening Anchor

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -   The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered Delta Airlines to continue to serve Sioux City-- and three other Iowa cities-- through mid-November.

Delta was set to end service to Sioux Gateway on October 13th if it didn't get funds from the federal government. The "Essential Air Service" act would ensure Delta gets the money it needs. It also requires at least one airline serve Sioux Gateway with four daily flights.

But, The E-A-S grant is on the chopping block in Washington.

That said, Transportation Director Curt Miller says passengers won't see a disruption of service between October 13th and the new November deadline.

Miller also said-- starting next month-- the D-O-T will start accepting proposals from other airlines to serve Sioux City. At that time, Miller says, Delta will begin qualifying for subsidies to support their service to Sioux City. But, the airline has to prove it needs the subsidies to continue flying to Sioux Gateway.

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