In the News Flights from nowhere: John Murtha’s federally subsidized airport could die under Trump budget
But the rural poor aren’t booking family vacations thanks to the Essential Air Service. “Instead it’s really a subsidy used entirely by the well-off,” argues Eli Lehrer, president of the conservative R Street Institute. “The main advantage is letting some people skip the drive [between Cambria County and Pittsburgh] and avoid long security lines.”
