Appeal: United Airlines Tells USDOT JetBlue Will Make 44% Profit Margin On Essential Flights To Tiny Maine Airport

United Airlines has blasted the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and JetBlue after it lost an essential air service (EAS) contract for subsidized flights from Presque Isle Northern Maine Airport (PQI). The airline alleged that the DOT made at least three errors when giving its first-ever EAS contract to JetBlue.