Essential Air Service to remain operating, provide funding to local airports despite shutdown – WWNY

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – A government program encouraging airlines to stop at rural airports like Watertown’s, Massena’s, and Ogdensburg’s is set to continue, at least until early November.

The program, called the Essential Air Service, or EAS, subsidizes airlines to visit rural airports. The service was under threat of funding lapses due to the government sh…