Kyle Elliott

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Allegiant Air adds $49 flights to Charleston International out of MidAmerica Airport

MidAmerica Airport will begin offering passenger flights to South Carolina in May as part of an Allegiant Air expansion plan. Allegiant announced Tuesday a new nonstop route to Charleston, South Carolina’s Charleston International Airport will begin May 28. The announcement came as part of a 21-route expansion of Allegiant’s network of flights. The route, according to a press […]

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Allegiant Announces New Nonstop Service to South Carolina

On Jan. 12, Allegiant announced a new nonstop route to Charleston International Airport (CHS) in South Carolina from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) beginning May 28. The new nonstop route via MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) will operate twice weekly. “MidAmerica is excited to welcome the new route to Charleston, S.C., and thanks to the

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Proposed Boeing Development in Early Stages at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. A proposed expansion to Boeing’s operations at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is in its early stages, officials say. A predevelopment agreement between the Metro East airport and Boeing for a project to expand Boeing’s existing defense-related operations

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MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Posts Best Passenger Recovery in America

Traveler Confidence Returns Thanks to Robust Safety Protocols MASCOUTAH, Illinois – MidAmerica St. Louis Airport saw the smallest decline in summer passengers of any airport in the country.  From June 1 to August 31, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 40,590 departing passengers.  Passengers were down just 31% from the same period in 2019.  In

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Project to Expand Terminal at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Advances Following Receipt of More than $6 Million in Federal Grant Funding

MASCOUTAH, IL – September 17, 2020 . . . MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is pleased to announce that a key phase of its planned terminal expansion will be moving forward this fall thanks to nearly $6.5 million in grant funding recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funds, awarded through the Federal Aviation

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MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Joins Airports Across the US in Requiring Passengers, Visitors and Employees to Wear Face Coverings to Help Combat the Spread of COVID-19

MASCOUTAH, IL – July 1, 2020 – Airports across the United States have begun requiring all passengers and visitors to wear face coverings to combat the spread of COVID-19, and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) is among them. The new policy went into effect at MidAmerica Airport on June 15th, making it one of the

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MidAmerica Airport Outlines Enhanced Health and Safety Measures in Place in Response to COVID-19

MASCOUTAH – The COVID-19 pandemic sidelined the vast majority of flights at airports around the country in March, including MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in St. Louis’ Metro East, but the latest data from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), reveals that demand for air travel is once again slowly increasing in the US. As potential travelers

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MIDAMERICA ST. LOUIS AIRPORT WELCOMES BRYAN JOHNSON AS NEW DIRECTOR

MASCOUTAH, ILL., Feb. 24, 2020 … The St. Clair County Public Building Commission (PBC), which oversees the operations at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) in Mascoutah, Ill., today announced that Bryan Johnson has been hired to serve as the airport’s new director, effective April 3. Johnson is taking over the leadership position from Tim Cantwell,

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