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Order 2005-12-3 - EAS at Athens, Georgia - Requesting Proposals
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Essential Air Service at Athens, Georgia Order 2005-12-3 Issued December 8, 2005 | Served December 13, 2005 Order Requesting Proposals - Bookmarked By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Athens, Georgia, for the two-year period beginning June 1, 2006, with or without subsidy. We expect proposals consisting of service, at a minimum, with two-pilot, twin-engine aircraft with at least 15 passenger seats, and offering from 12 to 14 round trips a week to Charlotte. Such service is generally consistent with what the community currently receives, and fully satisfies its essential air service requirements. We encourage proposals that meet those requirements in an efficient manner. Carriers are also welcome to propose more than one service option, if they choose; they need not limit themselves to those requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities different hubs, for example - with subsidy requirements that remain competitive. Air Midwest, and its predecessor CCAir, Inc., served Athens for a number of years without subsidy until the carrier filed to suspend service in March 2003. The carrier was selected to provide subsidized essential air service beginning on June 1, 2004, to the US Airways' hub at Charlotte. Air Midwest serves Athens as US Airways Express, having a code-share agreement with US Airways that provides passenger benefits such as single ticketing and through-baggage handling on US Airways' flights connecting beyond the Charlotte hub. For the 12-month period ended August 2005, the most current passengertraffic data we have, Athens averaged just over 47 passengers per day (23.6 inbound and 23.6 outbound).3 We note that traffic levels at Athens have remained strong since Air Midwest began providing subsidized service in the market, averaging about 14,775 annual passengers in the period from 2004 through August 31, 2005 By: Todd Homan
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