“”It’s what a lot of practitioners have been saying for a long time.” “So I was I was delighted to hear that that was part of her remarks during the opening part of our announcement,” Leischner said. We can bring in a construction company in the community, when it’s a local contractor that dollar gets circulating in the community six times over.” It’s great for the community for every dollar of investment. “This type of work creates jobs, and it’s great for labor. “We wanted her to speak about the value of federal investment in public infrastructure,” the airport director said. Since the pandemic started, the busiest month for the airport was October 2020, with 26,415 passengers, compared to 65,572 in October 2019.Ĭheri Bustos of Moline is in her 4th term as Congresswoman for Illinois’ 17th District.Ĭongresswoman Cheri Bustos to speak at the Tuesday afternoon press conference on the facelift plans in the airport. The most recent data available, for February 2021, showed 23,981 passengers came through the airport then – a 57-percent decline compared to the same month in 2020.
The airport served 306,260 total passengers last year, compared to 2019’s 721,999. Four major airlines operate out of the airport - Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.ĭue to Covid, the airport saw a 58-percent drop in total passengers for 2020. With 11 nonstop destinations, the airport served over 700,000 passengers in 2019. The QCIA in Moline serves passengers from western Illinois and Eastern Iowa. “As a facility that supports nearly 500 jobs, nearly 100 of which are employed directly by the Metropolitan Airport Authority, this funding ensures that we can continue to provide the level of service that we are known for while keeping the MAA workforce fully intact,” Leischner said in February. The Q-C airport previously received $8 million from the CARES Act. This funding will continue to offset lost revenue and provide operational and payroll support. The program, funded under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 (CRRSA), awarded $2 billion total to U.S. In February, the Moline airport got a $2.8 million boost from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program. Ben Leischner is executive director of the Quad Cities International Airport.
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