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Trump seeks to cut government-subsidised ‘essential air service’ flying to rural USA
By 
Howard Hardee2025-05-05T20:59:00
The Trump administration’s “skinny” 2026 budget request includes $308 million of proposed cuts to the Essential Air Service (EAS) programme that subsidises regional airline flights to rural communities throughout the USA.
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