by Sam Damon
From the bottom of this article in the New York Times:
Smaller airports — which suffered a loss of traffic after Sept. 11, 2001 — like Allegiant. Springfield-Branson National Airport in Springfield, Mo., helped attract Allegiant by allowing it to pay to use airport employees as needed, rather than hire its own full-time employees to run the ticket counter and to load bags, a spokesman for the airport, Kent Boyd, said.Would one consider this a cross-subsidy to the airline, or is it simply smart business on Allegiant Air's part?