Further reading Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1999-6592) from the U.S. Department of Transportation: Order 2005-3-2 (7 March 2005): selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc., d/b/a Cape Air to provide essential air service (EAS) at Mayaguez and Ponce, Puerto Rico, for the two-year period through 30 April 2007; establishing an annual subsidy rate of $688,551, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service at Mayaguez; and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $622,056 for service at Ponce, retroactive to 1 January 2005. Order 2007-4-18 (20 April 2007): selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc., d/b/a Cape Air to provide essential air service (EAS) at Mayaguez and Ponce, Puerto Rico, for the two-year period through 30 April 2007; establishing an annual subsidy rate of $688,551, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service at Mayaguez; and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $622,056 for service at Ponce, retroactive to 1 January 2005. Order 2009-3-1 (3 March 2009): re-selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc., d/b/a Cape Air, to continue to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Mayaguez and Ponce, Puerto Rico, for the two-year period beginning 1 May 2009, at the annual subsidy rates of $980,980 for Mayaguez and $740,416 for Ponce. Order 2010-12-31 (23 December 2010): requesting proposals, by 21 January, from carriers interested in providing essential air service (EAS) at Mayaguez, for a new two-year period beginning 1 May 2011, with or without subsidy. For several years, Mayaguez and Ponce have been handled under the same contract because the communities are on the same island, receiving service provided by the same carrier. However, with respect to this order, we are soliciting proposals for service to Mayaguez only. In addition to the service provided by Cape Air, Ponce receives subsidy-free jet service on a daily basis – one round trip to Orlando and one round trip to New York – provided by JetBlue, with 150-seat Airbus A-320 aircraft. That level of service far exceeds Ponce's EAS requirements; therefore, consistent with program practice, we will not seek proposals for replacement service at this time, but, rather, we will rely JetBlue's subsidy-free service to continue connecting the community to the national air transportation system. We note that Ponce's receiving subsidy free service does not change its status as an EAS community. Order 2011-4-24 (28 April 2011): granting the motions to file a petition for review of staff action of Order 2010-12-31, 23 December 2010, and upon review, denying their petition.
further reading essential air service documents (docket ost-1999-6592) from the us department of transportation order 2005-3-2 (7 march 2005) selecting hyannis air service inc d/b/a cape air to provide essential air service (eas) at mayaguez and ponce puerto rico for the two-year period through 30 april 2007; establishing an annual subsidy rate of $688551 beginning when the carrier inaugurates service at mayaguez; and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $622056 for service at ponce retroactive to 1 january 2005 order 2007-4-18 (20 april 2007) selecting hyannis air service inc d/b/a cape air to provide essential air service (eas) at mayaguez and ponce puerto rico for the two-year period through 30 april 2007; establishing an annual subsidy rate of $688551 beginning when the carrier inaugurates service at mayaguez; and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $622056 for service at ponce retroactive to 1 january 2005 order 2009-3-1 (3 march 2009) re-selecting hyannis air service inc d/b/a cape air to continue to provide subsidized essential air service (eas) at mayaguez and ponce puerto rico for the two-year period beginning 1 may 2009 at the annual subsidy rates of $980980 for mayaguez and $740416 for ponce order 2010-12-31 (23 december 2010) requesting proposals by 21 january from carriers interested in providing essential air service (eas) at mayaguez for a new two-year period beginning 1 may 2011 with or without subsidy for several years mayaguez and ponce have been handled under the same contract because the communities are on the same island receiving service provided by the same carrier however with respect to this order we are soliciting proposals for service to mayaguez only in addition to the service provided by cape air ponce receives subsidy-free jet service on a daily basis – one round trip to orlando and one round trip to new york – provided by jetblue with 150-seat airbus a-320 aircraft that level of service far exceeds ponce's eas requirements; therefore consistent with program practice we will not seek proposals for replacement service at this time but rather we will rely jetblue's subsidy-free service to continue connecting the community to the national air transportation system we note that ponce's receiving subsidy free service does not change its status as an eas community order 2011-4-24 (28 april 2011) granting the motions to file a petition for review of staff action of order 2010-12-31 23 december 2010 and upon review denying their petition