Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Rep. Michaud said maintaining flights to small- and medium-sized airports is important for businesses and tourism, as well as local residents.
The two senators wrote a letter to the heads of the airlines asking them to take into account the local economics in Portland and Bangor and other communities in Maine when cutting flights.
It’s too early to tell what impact the merger might mean in Maine.
But Michaud said, “Congress’s position on preserving service to small and rural communities is clear.”
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- FILE- In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, file photo, an American Airlines plane and a US Airways plane are parked at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington. While American Airlines and US Airways have cleared the last major hurdle to merging, but it will be several months , if not years, before passengers see any significant impact.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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