All the recent news is so overwhelming, it’s almost all you can talk about. Luckily the Paul Smiths’ Woodsmen have provided some distraction.
Seems they were down at the Capitol doing some ax stuff and got Assemblyman Tedisco involved in some ax throwing. He says he hit the Bullseye. Given the Senate’s recent take on the now-outgoing governor’s budget, this could be a good omen.
Unfortunately, I don’t know what ‘good’ means anymore.
I am not an airline industry expert, but I am an air traveler and a taxpayer. I ran across this article many months ago when I started following the developments surrounding the airport here in Plattsburgh. While I believe there is potential here, I firmly also hold to the idea that trying to remediate our terrible New York business environment through taxpayer-funded subsidies will never work. In a recent interview with our de-facto Clinton County economic development head, ANN’s Paul Plack gets the official story about how we went from SAC base with nuclear bombers to Plattsburgh International Airport with flights to Florida:
Special Feature: Gary Douglas, Plattsburgh International Airport
(I had to use IE to get this page to work, Gads…)
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Whoa! Look what I just read on TU The Buzz Business News:
Big Sky ending all upstate air service
The Billings, Mont.-based regional carrier, which flew in the Northeast and Midwest as Delta Connection, will end that service Jan. 7, it announced Wednesday afternoon.
The company blamed bad weather, weak revenue and high fuel prices for its decision.
The move leaves communities from Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake to Watertown, Massena and Ogdensburg without regular air service. Plattsburgh does have twice-weekly flights to Florida.
Earlier this week, Big Sky confirmed it would end its Boston-Albany flights on Jan. 7, three days after Colgan Air, flying as US Airways Express, ends its own service on the route. Albany airport officials said they’re seeking another carrier to serve the route. (Link)
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