ME: DOT Selects Air Service Carrier for Northern Regional Airport
the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced via Order No. 2018-3-18 that it has selected United Airlines to be the new carrier for Northern Maine Regional Airport, with daily service to its Newark/New York hub. United will lower the subsidy needed to provide service to Presque Isle and was widely supported by the community’s elected officials. United will also provide the first-ever regional jet service to Presque Isle, as all flights will be operated by 50-seat jet-powered aircraft.
Scott Wardwell-Airport Director stated “with the combination of jet service, schedule and the large number of non-stop destinations out of Newark this is the largest air service development in a generation. This will be the first time since Delta Airlines in 1978 that the airport has had jet service.”