Jamestown  (CSi) – Jamestown Regional Airport will draft of a letter of proposal to SkyWest Airlines that includes reducing the number of round trips per week for July and August this year, only.

At an  Airport Authority Special Meeting, Airport Manager, Katie Hemmer said that SkyWest and the U.S. Department of Transportation are working on how to formally rescind the airline’s 90-day termination notice to stop providing essential air service to 29 airports.

She said the USDOT and SkyWest have not formally decided what the process will be.

On March 10, 2022 SkyWest Airlines filed a 90-day termination notice with the U.S. Department of Transportation on March 10 to stop providing essential air service to 29 airports, including Jamestown Regional Airport and Devils Lake Regional Airport.   SkyWest filed the 90-day termination notice because of a shortage of pilots.

The USDOT issued a holding order on March 13 that required SkyWest to continue serving 29 airports until another air carrier began serving the communities.

Jamestown Regional Airport has a contract with SkyWest through June 30, 2023, to provide service to the airport as part of the USDOT Essential Air Service Program. SkyWest has provided essential air service to Jamestown Regional Airport since 2014.