ViaAir (Orlando International) has suspended commercial operations out of Lewisburg Greenbrier Valley Greenbrier Valley Airport, West Virginia, with immediate effect the airport's administration has announced.
The airfield said in a statement issued December 31, 2016, that the suspension was only temporary but gave no indication of if/when services would resume. As part of its Essential Air Services (EAS) contract with the US Department of Transportation (DOT), ViaAir offered multiple-daily services from Lewisburg to Charlotte International using E145 equipment.
According to The Mountain Messanger newspaper, the move is said to be in relation to the carrier's poor operational performance of late which has negatively impacted the town. As such, following a meeting on Friday, December 30, airport management took the decision to suspend VIA Air's services with effect from Saturday, December 31.
Affected passengers have been directed to the airline to request refunds.
