City of Columbia Missouri

P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 15, 2014

CONTACT: Columbia Public Works
(573) 874-7250

Air Service Revenue Guarantee fund untapped for 16th straight month

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

The City of Columbia and Columbia Regional Airport are pleased to announce that the Air Service Revenue Guarantee fund was invoiced zero dollars for June 2014. This is the sixteenth consecutive month in the past seventeen months in which American Airlines did not require a payment from the Air Service Revenue Guarantee fund. The three million dollar Air Service Revenue Guarantee fund has paid a total of $22,562 dollars to American in March 2013 after the first two weeks of service and the fund has not been tapped since.

Passenger load factors remain high and pre-bookings on future flights continue to perform very well. As of June 30, passenger enplanements at COU in 2014 totaled 24,546 and deplanements total 24,757. Both represent passenger loads above 80%.

We thank our customers who fly from COU for their support of Columbia Regional Airport and American Airlines.

American Airlines began service from COU on February 14, 2013 and provides two daily nonstop flights to both Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago O'Hare from Columbia Regional Airport.

The Air Service Revenue Guarantee fund consists of monies from numerous private businesses in Columbia and mid-Missouri as well as funds from various government entities in mid-Missouri.



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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