Flights to Savannah, Augusta Could Be Cut, Airlines Warn
Monday, June 8th, 2015
Travelers in Augusta, Savannah and similar cities could lose some airline connections unless Persian Gulf airlines stop taking government subsidies to compete unfairly, a coalition of business and domestic aviation groups warn.
The coalition, which includes the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, Delta Air Lines and others, conducted a news conference Thursday in Atlanta to call on the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to stop pumping money into the state-owned airlines Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. They say the practice violates the international Open Skies agreements.
