Our hard-earned money funds empty suits and empty heads … why not empty flights?
This morning, on a flight from D.C. to West Virginia, Cox Media’s Scott MacFarlane found that he had plenty of room to stretch his legs:
Doing investigation of govt Essential Air Service. Taxpayers spent $500 for my ticket and all passengers to Beckley pic.twitter.com/9670xOqVvh
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 24, 2013
Hmmm. We certainly don’t recall consenting to that.
Taxpayers spend $500 per passenger to fly commercial planes to Beckley, WV airport – even though it's often empty pic.twitter.com/DpjaFV8amI
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 24, 2013
No flight delays. No furloughs. Free food & drink on Silver Airlines flight from DC to Beckley. Taxpayer subsidized pic.twitter.com/ELoml70Ies
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 24, 2013
1 attendant, 3 passengers. Taxpayers spent $1,500 to make tickets cheaper for commercial flight from DC to Beckley pic.twitter.com/patziX9InO
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 24, 2013
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Whose stupid idea was this, anyway?
Staffers say taxpayer-subsidized flights depart Beckley, WV airport "empty" many days. Flights ordered by Congress pic.twitter.com/PCPPtR6V0q
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 24, 2013
Ah. That explains it.
And, thanks to our concerned congresscritters, the D.C.-to-West-Virginia route isn’t the only one we’re paying for:
Essential Air Service, taxpayer subsidized flights to small cities. 8 people on flight from Dulles to Staunton, VA pic.twitter.com/b747xCXj3F
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 24, 2013
Our tax dollars at work.
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