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Article: Tough Times on the Tarmac; Feeling Airlines' Pain, Airports Seek Help in Washington
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- The Washington Post
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- July 13, 2008
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Airline passengers have long traveled the United States on a hub-
and-spoke system, an ever-expanding air service network connecting
travelers from small communities to big-city airports.
Now some of the spokes -- the smaller airports -- are feeling
the pressure of higher oil costs as airlines pull routes and raise
prices. That worry brought dozens of airport directors to Washington
this week for hastily called meetings of the American Association of
Airport Executives. They wanted to put together a battle plan.
They had to "create drama" to make themselves heard, said Klaasje
Nairne, airport manager in San Luis Obispo, Calif. "We need to
emphasize that this is really not unique to our ...