The prospect of additional passenger flights in and out of Salina Regional Airport is greater than ever after the city and county commissions approved funding to support a maintenance base at the facility this week. SkyWest Airlines, which currently operates flights in Salina to and from Denver and Chicago, is looking at the airport as a site that would perform overnight maintenance and safety checks. “(This kind of base) is a tool to use to improve air service and one that is very unique to communities,” said Tim Rogers, the executive director of the Salina Airport Authority. He said having a maintenance base in a community can allow for multiple flights to and from that community at frequencies that exceed what the market justifies.
Source: Salina Journal
