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WILLIAMSTOWN Business is returning to the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport as numbers are starting to surpass the pre-pandemic enplanements and fuel sales.
During Tuesday’s Wood County Regional Airport Authority meeting, airport manager Glen Kelly reported 480 outbound enplanements and 501 inbound, an increase of 445 from April 2020.
Those numbers had increased by 136 from 2019.
“All the trends are looking very positive (Contour Airlines is) starting to see us turning the corner here,” Kelly said.
Fuel sales are the highest since 2014 with an increase of over 11,000 gallons from 2020.
“This is the highest monthly sales for fuel since 2014, we’re turning a corner and finally starting to see some good fuel sales,” Kelly said.
WILLIAMSTOWN Business is returning to the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport as numbers are starting to surpass the pre-pandemic enplanements and fuel sales.
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WILLIAMSTOWN The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport hopes to extend the contract with Contour Airlines as discussed during last week’s Wood County Airport A
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The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Aiport hopes to continue to partner with Contour Airlines by extending its contract for four years. The topic was discussed during last weekâs Wood County Airport Authority meeting.
The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport hopes to extend the contract with Contour Airlines as discussed during last week’s Wood County Airport Authority meeting.
Originally, the contract with Contour Airlines would be completed this September, but airport manager Glen Kelly said he hopes it will be extended.
“I found out that we could move forward with asking to extend that contract. They’re doing it for the same price and we have asked to extend it for four more years,” Kelly said.