The Essential Air Service, which provides funding for rural airline routes, serves communities across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, according to the Transportation Department.

Taxpayer-funded Essential Air Service ensures people in remote communities can get to family engagements and medical appointments.

The Trump administration said on Monday that funds from a U.S. government program that subsidizes commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire Sunday because of an ongoing partial government shutdown.

Smaller airports across the country could face financial hardship as subsidies helping them stay afloat are set to expire Sunday. The Department of Transportation (DOT) said Monday the

A federal program that supports flights across dozens of rural communities in Alaska may be halted as soon as Sunday due to the government shutdown. Subsidies to support the Essential Air Service program are set to soon expire, as early as Sunday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said at a news conference Monday.

Spirit Airlines is ending service in nearly a dozen U.S. cities this week. The cuts could impact more than just those who fly with the budget airline.

Preview this article 1 min An airline serving Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has relaunched service to the largest U.S. city, one it had served previously. CVG thought it could update its trains.

United is also expanding service to Tel Aviv, Israel, by adding a fourth weekly flight from Newark Liberty International Airport beginning March 28

Delta Air Lines will discontinue service between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Midland, Texas, as part of the carrier's ongoing schedule adjustments.