What? Wichita’s Air Service Subsidy Isn’t Working?

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Recently a travel and tourism expert visited Wichita and said (and I hesitate to repeat his exact words on this family-oriented blog) “Your air service sucks.”

(See Tourism expert has frank tips for Kansas.)

I’m more than a little distressed to hear that. Right now we spend $6.5 million per year in subsidy to low-cost airlines in order to reduce airfares and improve service to and from Wichita. Is this subsidy not working?