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Towns Pay Up to Keep Airlines From Taking Off

Small cities pull out all the stops as airports threaten to close

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 18, 2009 12:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – With airlines feeling the pain of the economic crash, many mid-sized cities, too big for federal help but too small to draw many travelers, have resorted to shaking the money tree to keep the planes flying, the New York Times reports. Some, like Myrtle Beach,... Read full story »

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