Local Officials Beg Kenmore Air to Retain Flight Service
City, county and port officials sent a letter yesterday to Kenmore Air president Todd Banks, suggesting “ideas and commitments” for keeping Kenmore on the Peninsula. Suggestions included the idea of having local government entities purchase blocks of airline tickets for employees' official travel at a volume discount.
The letter was written by Ken O’Hollaren, Port of Port Angeles executive director; Port Angeles City Manager Dan McKeen; and Clallam County Administrator Jim Jones.
The letter was written by Ken O’Hollaren, Port of Port Angeles executive director; Port Angeles City Manager Dan McKeen; and Clallam County Administrator Jim Jones.
posted by Tom Harper at 9:19 AM
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The last number of years of obvious declines were not enough to motivate our local leadership into action? They had to wait until Kenmore shuts down, before acting?
Now, THAT is what I call good leadership! Forward thinking. Fingers on the pulse of what's going on.
Yep. Sure.
And as a solution, these bright lights propose buying blocks of tickets for what even they acknowledge is a very expensive way to get to SeaTac?
Didn't most all these folks run on election promises to be "fiscally conservative"? Not to waste taxpayers' money? As in buying tickets on the MOST expensive way to get to SeaTac?
And, to what end? If there are not enough people willing to pay Kenmores' prices, and that number has been declining steadily for years, why do these so-called leaders think there is hope things will change any time soon?
Based upon the fact and reality that two OTHER airlines came, couldn't make a go of it, and have left previously?
How many indicators of a non-viable business do our supposed leaders need to see? How much of our tax money do they need to throw away, before they get a clue?
Hey Democrats, maybe we need a government run airlines? Sort of like the Washington State Ferry system.
The ferries lose money, that's why the price has skyrocketed sense 2007. I've been on many of ferries that were nowhere near full, but they ran anyway.
I think this plan is less expensive
@Anon 12:27
As if helping our community prosper is a Democrats vs Republican issue?!
I guess it is smart to ignore the fact that 3 "private enterprise", "business owners know best" airlines have tried to make an airline service out of Port Angeles work, and all have given up.
And all of those got LOTS of taxpayer money to try to help them out. Still didn't fly.
But you think the "plan" just trotted out makes sense?
Really?
Fuck them....
I think the government should take it over if they are so worried about it
Oh please please Kenmore lose lots of money trying to stay here because it'd be good for our realtors to advertise we have an airline and you have lots of money to burn don't you well maybe we can get more taxpayer money because we need to sell more houses please please please!
The letter with its offer of buying blocks of tickets should have been directed to Horizon Air or Delta's regional hopper service. An air carrier that could deliver passengers directly to SeaTac might have a better chance of success selling flights to/from Port Angeles.
Yes, I'm sure that the executives in charge, seeing that 3 other airlines have failed to make a profit on the run, will be quick to jump right in.
The airline biz is so lucrative these days, I'm sure Delta will see the Port Angeles to SeaTac route as a real money maker.
Seeing the article in today's paper, why don't you run right down to the Port tomorrow morning, and tell them of your great idea?
Really.
Who the Hell cares?
"Really.
Who the Hell cares? "
Exactly. That's why Port Angeles goes nowhere.
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