{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lahood.house.gov/2021/9/lahood-announces-usdot-order-to-expand-service-at-quincy-regional-airport", "LaHood Announces USDOT Order to Expand Service at Quincy Regional Airport", "2021-09-27", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Darin LaHood", "L000585", "lahood.house.gov", "lahood", "https://lahood.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has selected Cape Air to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at the Quincy Regional Airport for a four-year term from December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2025. Earlier this year, Rep. LaHood sent a letter of support to DOT advocating to approve Cape Air\u2019s EAS contract at Quincy Airport.\n\n\"The Quincy Airport is a vital part of the transportation system and supply chain of west-central Illinois,\" said Rep. LaHood. \"Expanded service at the Quincy Regional Airport will increase economic opportunity in the Quincy region. Reliable and constant access to both Chicago and St. Louis hubs will provide invaluable connections for my constituents traveling for business purposes or leisurely. I was proud to advocate on behalf of the Quincy Regional Airport for this selection and will continue to support Illinois\u2019 transportation system.\"\n\n\u201cWe are continually thankful for Congressman LaHood\u2019s advocation for Quincy and western Illinois. The essential air service, with connections to two hubs, is an invaluable asset to Quincy and surrounding region. The concurrence of the United States Department of Transportation with the City of Quincy\u2019s recommendation is the perfect example of how our representatives can speak for us. Congressman LaHood heard what his constituents had to say during the public input process and made sure we were represented in Washington,\u201d said Sandy Shore, Airport Director at Quincy Regional Airport.\n\nRead the full selection order here.\n\nRead Rep. LaHood\u2019s letter of support here.\n\nBackground:\n\nCape Air will provide Quincy with 36 round trips per week from Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) using 9-passenger Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft. Quincy will receive 18 nonstop round trips per week to Chicago O\u2019Hare International Airport (ORD) and 18 nonstop round trips per week to St. Louis-Lambert International Airport (STL).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lahood.house.gov/2021/9/lahood-announces-usdot-order-to-expand-service-at-quincy-regional-airport"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0736919939517975, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}