A midcoast air service that delivers U.S. Postal Service mail to Maine island communities plans to pause deliveries due to a lack of payment.
As of March 13, Penobscot Island Air has not received any payment of the roughly $388,000 owed to it by the postal service.
Penobscot Island Air, which is based out of Owls Head and flies out of Knox County Regional Airport, is an important lifeline for the island communities off the midcoast. It offers year-round flights for passengers, freight, mail and medical supplies. It also provides some charters and sightseeing flights.
“While our mission is to support the islands, PIA employees need a paycheck. We can’t operate as a business if almost a fifth of our yearly revenue is tied up in the bureaucracy of the United States government,” Penobscot Island Air said in the post.
“We have to make a small stand, so we won’t be delivering USPS mail today.”
The amount owed to Penobscot Island Air constitutes roughly one-fifth of its yearly revenue.
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