Trump Targets Essential Air Service Again
The administration’s FY2027 budget would trim $372 million from the program while calling its spending “out of control.”
The administration’s FY2027 budget would trim $372 million from the program while calling its spending “out of control.”
The carrier has special flights to and from Berlin planned for Monday.
The price change applies to tickets purchased from Friday onward.
The carrier is reportedly seeking a bailout from the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
A new combined standard with Alaska takes effect this month.
The German carrier is drawing up emergency plans based on changes in oil prices and consumer demand.
Flights will operate three times per week, using Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.
But it is still not clear how officers will be paid going forward, and some say the damage is already done.