July 1, 2020
FALLS CREEK – Members of the Clearfield-Jefferson Counties Regional Airport Authority, at last week’s meeting, announced their support for the continuation of Southern Airways as their essential air service commercial airline provider for the DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ).
“With the success of Southern in our market, it is with great optimism by all parties that Southern Airways will continue to be our commercial airline provider at the DuBois Regional Airport,” said authority Chairman Jay Chamberlin.
At the May meeting, Shaffer said bids were being solicited for essential air service. Every two years, the EAS goes out for bid to select an airline to serve the DuBois Regional Airport. Southern Airways is the DuBois’ airport’s current EAS.
The bids were due from the airlines to the federal Department of Transportation by May 27.
Before the pandemic, for three years in a row, DuBois Regional Airport, along with partner Southern Airways Express, maintained significant growth to serve the tri-county footprint of Clearfield, Jefferson and Elk counties, according to the authority.
More than 10,000 passengers were served in each calendar year 2018 and 2019 showing a 50 percent increase and 30 percent increase year-over-year.
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