U.S. Department of Transportation officials announced the decision to award the money from the Essential Air Service program, which is designed to help small communities provide air service.
The Athens Banner-Herald reports that previous subsidies granted for Athens' airport provided service to Charlotte and Atlanta.
Under the new arrangement, plans call for SeaPort to offer a dozen weekly round trips between Athens-Ben Epps Airport and Nashville International Airport
The airline began in 1982 as Wings of Alaska.
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