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    As airlines post big profits, small communities lose service

    by Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times Jan 17, 2018 4 minutes

    For 35 years, Transfer Flow Inc. has been manufacturing after-market fuel tanks for pickup trucks out of Chico, Calif., which means employees must make regular trips from the quiet college town to meet with clients and potential business partners.

    That has become especially difficult since regular commercial air service ended at Chico Municipal Airport in 2014. Now company representatives have to drive as much as four hours to catch a flight out of Sacramento International Airport to meet clients from Ford, Nissan and other carmakers.

    "What hurts us the most is that it's stunting our growth a bit," said Ben Winter, Transfer Flow's director of business development. "Having a connection to the outside world is a real must."

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