{"id":19261,"date":"2024-05-07T17:20:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19261"},"modified":"2024-05-07T17:20:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:20:36","slug":"wyden-merkley-dot-selects-boutique-air-to-continue-providing-essential-air-service-at-pendleton-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-dot-selects-boutique-air-to-continue-providing-essential-air-service-at-pendleton-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley: DOT Selects Boutique Air to Continue Providing Essential Air Service at Pendleton Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Contract funds 21 nonstop round trips to\/from PDX per week through May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Washington DC -&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has selected Boutique Air to continue providing Essential Air Service between Pendleton and Portland with 21 nonstop round trips a week between the two cities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cRegular air service is critical for rural communities to give local businesses the opportunity to tap into national and international economies, and provide a vital connection for Eastern Oregonians to travel and to have access to necessary medical treatments in a timely way,\u201d\u00a0<strong>dijo Wyden.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAnything that supports healthy economies and the health of Oregonians adds up to a big win in my book.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhether flying for recreation or business, rural Oregonians need safe and reliable air service options in their communities,\u201d<strong>\u00a0dijo Merkley.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThis federal investment will continue to ensure the critical connection from Pendleton to Portland remains and support the needs of our rural communities, including expanding health care access and growing local tourism and the economy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Essential Air Service program provides federal funding to ensure&nbsp; small communities continue to receive scheduled air service, usually to a large- or medium-hub airport. 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Essential Air Service currently subsidizes air service to about 60 communities in Alaska and 115 communities in the lower 48 contiguous states that otherwise would not receive any scheduled air service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the years of support we have received from Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley for the Essential Service Program,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Eastern Oregon Regional Airport Manager, Dan Bandel.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWe are the only EAS airport in Oregon, and we know the support from our federal delegation is paramount to keeping this critical service.\u00a0 We look forward to many more years of fruitful partnership with the Senators and with Boutique Air.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contract funds 21 nonstop round trips to\/from PDX per week through May 2026 Washington D.C. \u2013&nbsp;U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has selected Boutique Air to continue providing Essential Air Service between Pendleton and Portland with 21 nonstop round trips a week between the two cities.&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cRegular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,44],"class_list":["post-19261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-jobs-and-the-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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