To enable Bangor to continue to offer aviation facilities and services competitive with those available at alternate foreign airports which are often directly subsidized by their national governments. it is vital that the AIP passenger enplanement formula take account of the total number of passengers actually using Bangor International Airport. including the international transit passengers who make up more than 40 percent of its traffic. Under present law. AIP funds are allocated among airports based on "enplanements." This approach has generally been satisfactory. but results in inequitable underfunding of a limited number of airports. such as Bangor and Anchorage. which handle substantial volumes of international transit traffic. that is. traffic on board international flights which land at the airport for technical purposes such as refueling. maintenance. and customs and immigration clearance.
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