If more than 10,000 passengers depart Waynesville-St. There is a big financial incentive for the airport for Contour to succeed.

Louis will make the service more viable.” “Having two destinations, one to the east and one to the west, that aren’t St. “I think Contour is here to stay this time,” Lauritson said. Louis Lambert International Airport instead of taking a 25-minute flight, made it difficult to continue to service. They were very easy to work with, they are getting us two destinations, and this is an excellent step forward for the airport,” Lauritson said.Ĭontour had big plans to continue serving the airport at Fort Leonard Wood, but the passenger drop-off during the coronavirus pandemic, combined with passenger preference to drive the two hours to St. Robert and the chair of the airport board. Robert’s EAS carrier for the past year with flights to Chicago but did not look to renew its contract, in part due to a pilot shortage, said George Lauritson, the mayor of St. The FAA subsidizes one carrier, and airlines can bid for that position. Robert are guaranteed passenger service through a Federal Aviation Administration program called Essential Air Service. Louis.Īirports as small as Waynesville-St. The air carrier had served the airport from February 2019 to October 2021 with flights to St. The airline will fly 30-seat jets to Nashville and Dallas, with 12 round-trip flights per week. Robert Regional Airport after a year away, starting Oct. And with tourism, business, air services helps make that thrive.The airport at Fort Leonard Wood that serves both civilians and military personnel is getting a new air carrier, and for the first time in decades, there will be two destinations from the small airport.Ĭontour Airlines is returning to the Waynesville-St.

And this economic impact, with the vibrancy of it, there’s so many things going on in West Virginia that are positive. I mean, to be able to bring people into West Virginia, to do business, for leisure, the easier it is to get people into our community, the better it is for our community. Rock feels that this partnership will add a lot of value and growth in West Virginia’s economic development. Passengers can book connections through American Airlines here. This new partner is also an interline partner with American Airlines, which means that contour offers travelers the ability to ticket from CKB, through CLT, and connect to a variety of worldwide destinations that American Airlines offers. The contract between NCWV airport and Contour Airlines will last for at least three years.Īs of December 1, the airline was offering an introductory fair for just $59 to Charlotte. However, CEO, Matt Chaifetz, mentioned that they have reconfigured it to where they will only seat 30 passengers, giving every passenger on board the equivalency of first-class legroom. All of Contour’s aircrafts are Embraer Regional Jets, which traditionally seat between 37 and 50 passengers. These services are not offered on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Joshua Hall, WVU’s Milan Puskar Dean of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, also took this flight the attend a business trip in Charlotte.Ĭontour Airlines is offering 12 weekly trips to Charlotte, with two round trips available each day. While most were flying back, Rock took the opportunity to visit with family and learn more about the CLT community. Round-trip flight to CLT in celebration of the partnership. NCWV airport director, Rick Rock, along with a number of other officials, took the 8:25 a.m. What you need to know about traveling with Clarksburg’s new airline

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